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

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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.

College Physics

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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