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Point charges q1 = 47 µC and q2 = −15 µC are placed 1.5 m apart. Where must q3 = 24 µC be placed (on the x-axis, in m) so that the net force on it is zero? (Assume that q1 is at x = 0 and q2 is at x = 1.5 m.)
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