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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).
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