Physics: Principles with Applications
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Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
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Chapter 16, Problem 30P
Calculate the electric field at the center of a square 42.5 cm on a side if one corner is occupied by a -38.6 µC charge and the other three are occupied by -27.0 µC charges.
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