Compute for the potential at the origin if the potential at M(1, -3, 6) is -78 V in a region in a vacuum where the electric field is due to a uniform infinite sheet charge of density -5 nC per square meter at the plane y = -5. All coordinates are measured in meters.

Compute for the potential at the origin if the potential at M(1, -3, 6) is -78 V in a region in a vacuum where the electric field is due to a uniform infinite sheet charge of density -5 nC per square meter at the plane y = -5. All coordinates are measured in meters.

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