Consider three point charges located the corner of aright angle triangle where charge one and chargethree=5microcoulomb,2=-2
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To find the electric field at the corner of the right angle triangle, we need to consider the individual electric fields due to each point charge and then combine them vectorially.
The electric field due to a point charge can be calculated using the equation:
Electric field (E) = k * (q / r^2)
Where:
- E is the electric field
- k is the Coulomb's constant (approximately 9 × 10^9 N m^2 / C^2)
- q is the charge of the point charge
- r is the distance between the point charge and the point where we want to find the electric field
Let's assume that charge 1 is located at point A, charge 2 is located at point B, and charge 3 is located at point C. The corner of the right angle triangle is at point B. So, to find the electric field at point B, we need to calculate the electric field due to charge 1 and charge 3 separately.
1. For charge 1 (located at point A with a charge of 5 microcoulombs), calculate the electric field at point B:
- Determine the distance (r) between point A and point B.
- Apply the formula: E1 = k * (q1 / r^2)
2. For charge 3 (located at point C with a charge of -2 microcoulombs), calculate the electric field at point B:
- Determine the distance (r) between point C and point B.
- Apply the formula: E3 = k * (q3 / r^2)
Now, add the electric fields E1 and E3 vectorially to obtain the total electric field (ETotal) at point B. The vector addition of electric fields involves adding their magnitudes and considering their directions.
ETotal = |E1| * cos(θ1) + |E3| * cos(θ3)
(Note: The θ value represents the angle between each electric field vector and the positive x-axis, which correspond to the directions of the vectors.)
After obtaining ETotal, you can calculate its magnitude and direction, which will give you the electric field value at the corner of the right angle triangle.