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A flat sheet is in the shape of a rectangle with sides of lengths 0.400 m and 0.600 m . The sheet is immersed in a uniform electric field of magnitude 74.5 N/C that is directed at 20 degrees from the plane of the sheet (see the attachment).

Find the magnitude of the electric flux through the sheet.

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