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Two infinitely long, straight wires are charged uniformly with λ C/m. One runs along the x-axis and one runs along the y-axis. Make a sketch of the electric field lines in the x-y plane. Find an expression for the electric field E ⃑ at any point in the x-y plane as a function of x and y.

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