The point charges in the figure below are located at the corners of an equilateral triangle 30.0 cm on a side. (Assume that the +x-axis is to the right and the +y-axis is up along the page.) (a) Find the electric field (in N/C) at the location of  qa in the figure, given that  qb = +18.00 µC and  qc = −9.00 µC. magnitude ? N/C direction ? °counterclockwise from the +x-axis   (b) What is the force (in N) on qa, given that qa = +2.50 nC? magnitude ? N direction ?

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The point charges in the figure below are located at the corners of an equilateral triangle 30.0 cm on a side. (Assume that the +x-axis is to the right and the +y-axis is up along the page.)
(a)
Find the electric field (in N/C) at the location of 
qa in the figure, given that  qb = +18.00 µC and  qc = −9.00 µC.
magnitude ? N/C
direction ? °counterclockwise from the +x-axis
 
(b)
What is the force (in N) on qa, given that qa = +2.50 nC?
magnitude ? N
direction ? ° counterclockwise from the +x-axis
qc
qa
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qo
Transcribed Image Text:qc qa O qo
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