Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
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Chapter 21, Problem 48P
(II) Determine the direction and magnitude of the electric field at the point P shown in Fig. 21–64. The two charges are separated by a distance of 2a. Point P is on the perpendicular bisector of the line joining the charges, a distance x from the midpoint between them. Express your answers in terms of Q, x, a, and k.
FIGURE 21–64 Problem 48.
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FIGURE 16–56 Problem 31.
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Fig. 16–58 due to the two charges
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the letters A, B, and C in Fig. 16–49. First draw an arrow
at each point indicating the direction of the net force that
a positive test charge would experience if placed at that
point, then list the letters in order of decreasing field
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