Two 1.20m nonconducting wires form a right angle. One segment has charge q1=4.0 nC uniformly distributed along its length, the other segment has charge q2 = –6.0 nC uniformly distributed along its length. Point P lies on the central axis of each wire and is 60.0 cm apart. a. The horizontal component of the net electric field at point P is:______N/C. in i or -i. b. The vertical component of the net electric field at point P is:______  N/C. in j or -j. c. The magnitude of the net electric field at point P is:______N/C. d.its direction measured with respect to the x-axis is:_____.

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Two 1.20m nonconducting wires form a right angle. One segment has charge q1=4.0 nC uniformly distributed along its length, the other segment has charge q2 = –6.0 nC uniformly distributed along its length. Point P lies on the central axis of each wire and is 60.0 cm apart.

a. The horizontal component of the net electric field at point P is:______N/C. in i or -i.

b. The vertical component of the net electric field at point P is:______  N/C. in j or -j.

c. The magnitude of the net electric field at point P is:______N/C.

d.its direction measured with respect to the x-axis is:_____.

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