a a +29 a (a) What is the nett electric force at the origin. Give your answer in terms of the variables a and q in unit vector notation.

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Three charges, -q, +2q and +2q are placed on the corners of a triangle with all three sides having length a, as shown in the figure. The origin, O, is the middle of the bottom side and the X and Y axes are given by normal unit vectors, i and j, respectively.

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(a) What is the nett electric force at the origin. Give your answer in terms of the variables a and
q in unit vector notation.
1 m and q 5 C, what are the (r, y) coordinates (in metres) where you must place a
charge of-4q to make the nett electric at the origin equal to zero?
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Transcribed Image Text:+24 a a: î +29 b- a (a) What is the nett electric force at the origin. Give your answer in terms of the variables a and q in unit vector notation. 1 m and q 5 C, what are the (r, y) coordinates (in metres) where you must place a charge of-4q to make the nett electric at the origin equal to zero? *..* .***.
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