What is the magnitude of the net electric field at the center of the square, due to these 8 charged balls?

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Eight different charged balls, which we treat as point charges, are arranged in a highly symmetric pattern around a square. Note that the value of Q is 6.00 10-6 C, and L = 40.0 cm. What is the magnitude of the net electric field at the center of the square, due to these 8 charged balls?  

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