Three charges form an equilateral triangle with a 1.6 cm long side. What is the electric potential at the point indicated with the dot?

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Chapter20: Electric Potential And Capacitance
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Problem 11P: The three charged particles in Figure P20.11 are at the vertices of an isosceles triangle (where d =...
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Three charges form an equilateral triangle with a 1.6 cm long
side. What is the electric potential at the point indicated with the
dot?

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The length of the side is L = 1.6 cm = 0.016 m

The magnitude of the first charge is Q1 = -1 nC = -1 x 10-9 C

The magnitude of the second charge is Q2 = -1 nC = -1 x 10-9 C

The magnitude of the third charge is Q3 = 2 nC = 2 x 10-9 C

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