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Author: GIANCOLI, Douglas C.
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Chapter 23, Problem 28P
(II) Point a is 26 cm north of a –3.8 μC point charge, and point b is 36 cm west of the charge (Fig. 23–27). Determine (a) Vb – Va and (b)
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