Three point charges are located on a circular arc as shown in the figure below. (Take r = 4.08 cm. Let to the right be the +x direction and up along the screen be the +y direction +3.00 nC -2.00 nC/ 30.0 30.0° +3.00 nC (a) What is the total electric field at P, the center of the arc? E - | î n/C + ]j n/c (b) Find the electric force that would be exerted on a -5.35-nc point charge placed at P.

Three point charges are located on a circular arc as shown in the figure below. (Take r = 4.08 cm. Let to the right be the +x direction and up along the screen be the +y direction +3.00 nC -2.00 nC/ 30.0 30.0° +3.00 nC (a) What is the total electric field at P, the center of the arc? E - | î n/C + ]j n/c (b) Find the electric force that would be exerted on a -5.35-nc point charge placed at P.

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Three point charges are located on a circular arc as shown in the figure below. (Take r = 4.08 cm. Let to the right be the +x direction and up along the screen be the +y direction.)
+3.00 nC
-2.00 nC
30.0°
30.0°
+3.00 nC
(a) What is the total electric field at P, the center of the arc?
E =
| î n/C +
j N/C
(b) Find the electric force that would be exerted on a -5.35-nC point charge placed at P.
F =
ÎN +

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