If the electric potential at a point $P(x, y)$ is given by $V = axy$,then the electric field at a distance $r$ from the origin is proportional to:

  • A
    $r$
  • B
    $r^{-1}$
  • C
    $r^{-2}$
  • D
    $r^2$

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