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The line is on a charged infinite conducting plane which is perpendicular to the plane of the paper. The plane has a surface density of charge and is a ball of mass with a like charge of magnitude . is connected by a string from a point on the line . The tangent of the angle formed between the line and the string is (provided, the charge does not affect the distribution of charge on conducting plate)

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The diagram is as follows,

The electric filed due to charged infinite conducting sheet is
Now, force (electric force) on the charged ball is
The resultant of electric force and balance the tension produced in the string.
So,
The electric filed due to charged infinite conducting sheet is
Now, force (electric force) on the charged ball is
The resultant of electric force and balance the tension produced in the string.
So,
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