University Physics (14th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman
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Chapter 21, Problem 21.70P
A charge of −3.00 nC is placed at the origin of an xy-coordinate system, and a charge of 2.00 nC is placed on the y-axis at y = 4.00 cm. (a) If a third charge, of 5.00 nC, is now placed at the point x = 3.00 cm, y = 4.00 cm, find the x- and y-components of the total force exerted on this charge by the other two charges, (b) Find the magnitude and direction of this force.
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