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Two particles, each with a charge
of magnitude 12 nC, are at two of the
vertices of an equilateral triangle with
edge length 2.0 m. What is the magnitude
of the electric field at the third
vertex if (a) both charges are positive
and (b) one charge is positive and the
other is negative?
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