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In the figure, the point charges are located at the corners of an equilateral triangle 26 cm on a side.

a)Find the magnitude of the electric field, in newtons per coulomb, at the center of the triangular configuration of charges, given that qa = 1.1 nC , qb = -5.9 nC , and qc = 1.5 nC. 

b)Find the direction of the electric field in degrees below the right-pointing horizontal (the positive x-axis). 

 

The image depicts three point charges, labeled \( q_a \), \( q_b \), and \( q_c \), positioned at the vertices of a triangle. Each charge is represented by a yellow circle with a black outline, and the three are enclosed within a yellow-bordered rectangle.

- **\( q_a \)** is located at the upper portion of the rectangle.
- **\( q_b \)** is positioned at the lower right corner.
- **\( q_c \)** is situated at the lower left corner.

The configuration suggests a study of electrostatic interactions among point charges, often analyzed in physics through Coulomb's law to understand the forces between the charges based on their distances from each other.
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Transcribed Image Text:The image depicts three point charges, labeled \( q_a \), \( q_b \), and \( q_c \), positioned at the vertices of a triangle. Each charge is represented by a yellow circle with a black outline, and the three are enclosed within a yellow-bordered rectangle. - **\( q_a \)** is located at the upper portion of the rectangle. - **\( q_b \)** is positioned at the lower right corner. - **\( q_c \)** is situated at the lower left corner. The configuration suggests a study of electrostatic interactions among point charges, often analyzed in physics through Coulomb's law to understand the forces between the charges based on their distances from each other.
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