A tetrahedron has an equilateral triangle base with 25.0-cm-long edges and three equilateral triangle sides. The base is parallel to the ground, and a vertical uniform electric field of strength 260N/C passes upward through the tetrahedron.1. What is the electric flux through the base?2. What is the electric flux through each of the three sides?

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The electric flux at the base is,  

[tex]\phi_{b}=-\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{4} E a^{2}[/tex]

Here E is the strength of the electric field, and ais the side.  

[tex]\phi_{b}=-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}(260 )(0.25)^{2}[/tex]

[tex]=-7.0 N.m^2/C[/tex]

Flux at the base is equal to [tex]=-7.0 N.m^2/C[/tex]

Tetrahedron does not enclose change. So, Total flux is equal to zero.

Now,

[tex]\phi_{b}+3 \phi_{s}=0[/tex]

[tex]\phi_{s}=\frac{-\phi_{s}}{3}[/tex]

[tex]=\frac{7.0}{3}[/tex]

[tex]=2.3\ Nm^2/C[/tex]

Flux on the three side [tex]=2.3\ Nm^2/C[/tex]

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