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Transcribed Image Text:Three thin glass rods of length 1=20 cm have electrical charges Q₁ = 2 nC, Q₂ = 4 nC and Q3 = 6 nC
uniformly distributed along their lengths. The rods form the sides of an equilateral triangle. Find the
electrostatic potential at the center of that triangle.
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