Consider a right triangle ABC with the right triangle at vertex B. The charges at A, at B, and at C, are known to be 5 mC, 4 mC, and 7 mC, respectively. Given that the side AB is 89 meters, and AC is thrice AB, find the magnitudes of the force and of the electric field at C.

Consider a right triangle ABC with the right triangle at vertex B. The charges at A, at B, and at C, are known to be 5 mC, 4 mC, and 7 mC, respectively. Given that the side AB is 89 meters, and AC is thrice AB, find the magnitudes of the force and of the electric field at C.

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