## College Physics (4th Edition)

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# Chapter 16 - Problems - Page 615: 38

#### Answer

There are no points in the region $x \lt 0$ such that $E = 0$. There is one point in the region $0 \lt x \lt 3d$ such that $E = 0$. There are no points in the region $x \gt 3d$ such that $E = 0$.

#### Work Step by Step

In the region $x \lt 0$, the electric field due to each point charge is non-zero and points in the same direction. Therefore, the net electric field is non-zero. There are no points in the region $x \lt 0$ such that $E = 0$. In the region $0 \lt x \lt 3d$, the electric field due to each point charge is non-zero and they point in opposite directions. The net electric field is zero when the magnitude of the electric field due to each point charge is equal. There is one point in the region $0 \lt x \lt 3d$ such that $E = 0$. In the region $x \gt 3d$, the electric field due to each point charge is non-zero and points in the same direction. Therefore, the net electric field is non-zero. There are no points in the region $x \gt 3d$ such that $E = 0$.

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