Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 22 - Electric Fields - Problems - Page 654: 15a

Answer

$E_{net} = 160~N/C$

Work Step by Step

By symmetry, the electric fields due to particle 1 and particle 2 cancel out. The net electric field is equal to the electric field due to particle 3. We can find the magnitude of $E_{net}$: $E_{net} = \frac{1}{4~\pi~\epsilon_0}~\frac{\vert q \vert}{r^2}$ $E_{net} = \frac{1}{4~\pi~\epsilon_0}~\frac{\vert q \vert}{(a~cos~45^{\circ})^2}$ $E_{net} = \frac{1}{(4~\pi)~(8.854\times 10^{-12}~F/m)}~\frac{(2)(1.60\times 10^{-19}~C)}{[(6.00\times 10^{-6}~m)~cos~45^{\circ}]^2}$ $E_{net} = 160~N/C$
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