+4.00 µC The drawing shows an equilateral triangle, each side of which has a length of 2.00 cm. Point charges are fixed to each corner, as shown. The 4.00 µC charge experiences a net force due to the charges qa and qb. This net force points vertically downward and has a magnitude of 405 N. Determine the magnitudes and algebraic signs of the charges qA and qB.

+4.00 µC The drawing shows an equilateral triangle, each side of which has a length of 2.00 cm. Point charges are fixed to each corner, as shown. The 4.00 µC charge experiences a net force due to the charges qa and qb. This net force points vertically downward and has a magnitude of 405 N. Determine the magnitudes and algebraic signs of the charges qA and qB.

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