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In the figure, the point charges are located at the corners of an equilateral triangle 21 cm on a side.
Part a Find the magnitude of the electric field in N/C at the location of qa, given that qb = 8.8 μC and qc = –4.4 μC .
Part b Find the direction of the electric field at qa in degrees above the negative x-axis with origin at qa.
Part c What is the magnitude of the force in N on qa, given that qa = 1.7 nC?
Part d What is the direction of the force on qa in degrees above the negative x-axis with origin at qa?
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