Four point charges are at the corners of a square of side a as shown in the figure below. Determine the magnitude and direction of the resultant electric force on q, with ke, q, and a in symbolic form. (Let B = 3.0g and C = 7.5g. Assume that the +x-axis is to the right and the +y-axis is up along the page.) a a a magnitude direction 45 ° counterclockwise from the +x-axis

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Four point charges are at the corners of a square of side a as shown in the figure below. Determine the magnitude and direction of the resultant electric force on q, with k, q, and a in
symbolic form. (Let B = 3.0q and C = 7.5g. Assume that the +x-axis is to the right and the +y-axis is up along the page.)
a
a
B
a
magnitude
direction
45
° counterclockwise from the +x-axis
Transcribed Image Text:Four point charges are at the corners of a square of side a as shown in the figure below. Determine the magnitude and direction of the resultant electric force on q, with k, q, and a in symbolic form. (Let B = 3.0q and C = 7.5g. Assume that the +x-axis is to the right and the +y-axis is up along the page.) a a B a magnitude direction 45 ° counterclockwise from the +x-axis
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