Electric Field at Triangle Midpoint · PhysicsBowl 2023 #40
Physics · electromagnetism
Problem
Three charges are located at the vertices of a right triangle as shown at right. What is the magnitude of the resultant electric field at the midpoint, M, on a line between A and C?
[Figure: Right triangle with charges at vertices and point M marked]
a. 1.44 × 10⁷ N/C
b. 1.84 × 10⁷ N/C
c. 1.14 × 10⁷ N/C
d. 2.64 × 10⁷ N/C
e. 1.04 × 10⁷ N/C