Gauss' law for charge distribution of a point charge at the origin surrounded by an insulating sphere

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BlondEgg
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Homework Statement
Use Gauss law for sphere
Relevant Equations
Gauss law
Hi

I'm trying to solve this

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So far I have got
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But me not sure whether it correct or not. Maybe someone knows of a way you can check answer is correct like in math when you plug solution to solve equation?

Best wishes to you
 
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In the first region ##0 \leq r \leq R_1## the electric field is not zero. The problem clearly states that there is point charge ##Q## at the origin.

Also, in the region ##r>R_2## you need to do the integral to find the total charge on the sphere. That, plus the charge at the origin should give you the enclosed charge.
 

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