Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Chapter 20, Problem 45P
FIGURE 20.20 Problems 44 and 45
In Fig. 20.29, take q1 = 25 μC and q2 = 20 μC. If the force on q1 points in the −x-direction. find (a) q3 and (b) the magnitude of the force on q1.
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