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Problem
Three point charges are situated in the
x
y
xy
x
y
-plane as follows: •
q
A
=
+
2
μ
C
q_A = +2\,\mu\text{C}
q
A
=
+
2
μ
C
at
(
0
,
0
)
(0,0)
(
0
,
0
)
•
q
B
=
−
1
μ
C
q_B = -1\,\mu\text{C}
q
B
=
−
1
μ
C
at
(
0.50
m
,
0
)
(0.50\,\text{m},\,0)
(
0.50
m
,
0
)
•
q
C
=
+
3
μ
C
q_C = +3\,\mu\text{C}
q
C
=
+
3
μ
C
at
(
0
,
0.50
m
)
(0,\,0.50\,\text{m})
(
0
,
0.50
m
)
Determine the net electrostatic force acting on
q
A
q_A
q
A
due to
q
B
q_B
q
B
and
q
C
q_C
q
C
. Express the result as
F
x
i
^
+
F
y
j
^
F_x\,\hat{\mathbf i}+F_y\,\hat{\mathbf j}
F
x
i
^
+
F
y
j
^
(in newtons).
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