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Posted by jesse on Friday, December 17, 2010 at 5:00pm.

Three positive point charges of q1 = 4.0 nC, q2 = 6.4 nC, and q3 = 1.5 nC, respectively, are arranged in a triangular pattern, as shown below. Find the magnitude and direction of the electric force acting on the 6.4 nC charge.

physics - bobpursley, Friday, December 17, 2010 at 6:10pm
There is just no subsitute for finding each force, the directions, and adding them as vectors.

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