The figure below shows three charged particles at the corners of an equilateral triangle. Particle A has a charge of 1.00 uC; B has a charge of 5.40 uC; and C has a charge of -5.14 uC. Each side of the triangle is 0.500 m long. What are the magnitude and direction of the net electric force on A? ( the magnitude in N and the direction in degrees below the +x-axis.) 0.500 m 60.0 magnitude N below the +x-axis direction

The figure below shows three charged particles at the corners of an equilateral triangle. Particle A has a charge of 1.00 uC; B has a charge of 5.40 uC; and C has a charge of -5.14 uC. Each side of the triangle is 0.500 m long. What are the magnitude and direction of the net electric force on A? ( the magnitude in N and the direction in degrees below the +x-axis.) 0.500 m 60.0 magnitude N below the +x-axis direction

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The figure below shows three charged particles at the corners of an equilateral triangle. Particle A has a charge of 1.00 uC; B has a charge of 5.40 uC; and C has a charge of -5.14 uC. Each side of the triangle is
0.500 m long. What are the magnitude and direction of the net electric force on A? (F
the magnitude in N and the direction in degrees below the +x-axis.)
0.500 m
60.0
magnitude
direction
below the +x-axis

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