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Electric field due to a dipole

Problem

The points, X and Y, are equidistant from the center of a tiny dipole.
X lies on the equatorial plane and Y lies on the axis of the dipole, both very far from the dipole.
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Compare the magnitudes of the electric fields at X and Y.
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