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Chapter15: Electric Forces And Fields

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Problem 33P: Three identical charges (q = 5.0 C.) lie along a circle of radius 2.0 m at angles of 30, 150, and...

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80. Three charges are at the corners of an equilateral triangle, as
shown in Figure P15.30. Calculate the electric field at a point
midway between the two charges on the x-axis.
3.00 μC
0.500 m
60.0° 60.0
8.00 μC
-5.00 μC
Figure P15.30

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