Two small spheres of mass m are suspended from strings of length e that are connected at a common point. One sphere has charge Q and the other charge 2Q. The strings make angles 0, and 0, with the vertical. (a) Explain how 0, and 0, are related. (b) Assume 0, and 0, are small. Show that the distance rbetween the spheres is approximately (4k,Q²e \ 1/3 mg

Two small spheres of mass m are suspended from strings of length e that are connected at a common point. One sphere has charge Q and the other charge 2Q. The strings make angles 0, and 0, with the vertical. (a) Explain how 0, and 0, are related. (b) Assume 0, and 0, are small. Show that the distance rbetween the spheres is approximately (4k,Q²e \ 1/3 mg

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