The three charges in the figure below are at the vertices of an isosceles triangle. Let q = 9.00 nC and calculate the electric potential at the midpoint of the base. (Let d, = 2.50 cm and d, = 5.00 cm.) d1

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The three charges in the figure below are at the vertices of an isosceles triangle. Let q = 9.00 nC and calculate the electric potential at the midpoint of the base. (Let d, = 2.50 cm and d,
= 5.00 cm.)
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Transcribed Image Text:The three charges in the figure below are at the vertices of an isosceles triangle. Let q = 9.00 nC and calculate the electric potential at the midpoint of the base. (Let d, = 2.50 cm and d, = 5.00 cm.) d2 d1
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charge (q) = 9 nC =9×10-9C d1 = 2.50 cm = 0.025 m d2 = 5 cm= 0.05 m 

 

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