Solution

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Differentiate the flux:
On , is strictly increasing. Its limiting endpoint values are and , and . It has horizontal limiting tangents at the endpoints, curves upward for , curves downward for , and has an inflection point at zero.
The derivative graph is a downward-opening parabola, approaching zero at both endpoints and attaining its maximum at .
Figure 1.
Flux through the truncated unit sphere and its derivative
. Both curves are scaled by . Endpoint circles show limiting values because the prescribed truncation parameter lies in . The flux increases from zero to , while its derivative is largest at the equator. Details.

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