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I'm unable to solve this numerical based on Gauss's Law:

A charge Q is distributed uniformly within the material of a hollow sphere of inner and outer radii: r1 and r2. Find the electric field at a point P a distance x away from the center for r1 < x < r2.

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Do you know how to apply Gauss's law to find the electric field when x > r2 and x < r1? – mmc Sep 10 '11 at 19:30
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Welcome to Physics.SE! Policy here calls for not answering homework problems as such. If you can distil this question down to the principle where you are stuck we may be able to help. BTW--mmc's comment is aimed at helping you with that distillation, to that I'll add "Have you noticed the symmetry present in the problem, and do you know how to make it work for you?". – dmckee♦ Sep 10 '11 at 19:39
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Hi Rushil... as dmckee said, we don't give away answers to homework problems, but you can edit your question to ask about the specific concept that is giving you trouble, and once you do that we'll be happy to reopen it. – David Zaslavsky♦ Sep 11 '11 at 0:00
@Everyone: I've ben able to solve it after rereading the concepts given in the book.. – Rushil Sep 12 '11 at 9:10

closed as off topic by Mark Eichenlaub, David Zaslavsky♦ Sep 10 '11 at 23:57

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