Three charges are at the corners of an equilateral triangle, as shown in the figure below. Calculate the electric field at a point midway between the two charges on the x-axis. (Let a, 5.00 C 92-7.50 C, and 4,- -4.50 C.) magnitude direction an 60.0 N/C 0.500 m below the x-axis

Three charges are at the corners of an equilateral triangle, as shown in the figure below. Calculate the electric field at a point midway between the two charges on the x-axis. (Let a, 5.00 C 92-7.50 C, and 4,- -4.50 C.) magnitude direction an 60.0 N/C 0.500 m below the x-axis

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Three charges are at the corners of an equilateral triangle, as shown in the figure below. Calculate the electric field at a point midway between the two charges on the x-axis. (Let q,- 5.00 C,
92-7.50 C, and q,- -4.50 C.)
magnitude
direction
an
60.0
N/C
0.500 m
below the x-axis

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