In the figure, the point charges are located at the corners of an equilateral triangle 29 cm on a side. A. Find the magnitude of the electric field in N/C at the location of qa, given that qb = 10.8 μC and qc = –5.9 μC .  B. Find the direction of the electric field at qa in degrees above the negative x-axis with origin at qa.  C. What is the magnitude of the force in N on qa, given that qa = 1.7 nC?

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 In the figure, the point charges are located at the corners of an equilateral triangle 29 cm on a side.

A. Find the magnitude of the electric field in N/C at the location of qa, given that qb = 10.8 μC and qc = –5.9 μC . 

B. Find the direction of the electric field at qa in degrees above the negative x-axis with origin at qa

C. What is the magnitude of the force in N on qa, given that qa = 1.7 nC? 

D. What is the direction of the force on qa in degrees above the negative x-axis with origin at qa

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The equilateral triangle r=29 cm

The charge qb=10.8 μC

The charge qc=5.9 μC

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