Determine the electric field at a distance `d` to the right of a thin-walled cylindrical shell with uniform distributed charge (See attached image). Provided are: the total charge `Q`, radius `R`, and shell length `h`.

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Determine the electric field at a distance `d` to the right of a thin-walled cylindrical shell with uniform distributed charge (See attached image).

Provided are: the total charge `Q`, radius `R`, and shell length `h`.

I can compute most of the solution, however, I don't understand the integration limits (See attached image). Given that the point on which I'm calculating the electric field is on the right side of the shell, shouldn't I be integrating from `d + h` to `d` instead of the other way around? If not, why?

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