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What are the strength and direction of the electric field at the position indicated by the dot in the figure(Figure 1) ?

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A)Give your answer in component form. (Assume that xx-axis is horisontal and points to the right, and yy-axis points upward.)

Express your answer in terms of the unit vectors i^i and jj^. Express your answer using two significant figures.

E=

B)Give your answer as a magnitude and angle measured cw from the positive x

x-axis.

C)Express your answer using two significant figures.

0 =

asked Feb 6, 2016 in PHYSICS by anonymous

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Step 1:

(a)

Observe the figure:

The three point charges are , and

The angle of the field at the dot from the bottom charge() is .

The angle of the field at the dot from the top charge() is .

The angle of the field at the dot from the top left charge() is .

Electric field due to charged particle is , where

image is the permittivity of free space image.

 is the charge of the electron.

 is the distance between the two point charges.

Step 2:

The distance between the bottom charge and the dot is .

For the charged particle along bottom surface is .

The distance between the top charge and the dot is .

For the charged particle along bottom surface is .

The distance between the top left charge and the dot is .

For the charged particle along bottom surface is .

Step 3:

Find the net electric field.

is sum of horizontal and vertical components.

Find the sum of horizontal components.

image

Find the sum of vertical components.

image

Therefore image.

Solution:

image.

answered Feb 6, 2016 by Lucy Mentor
edited Feb 6, 2016 by Lucy
Ex is actually 1.2x10^5 + 2.0x10^4

Ey is actually 2.8x10^4 -1.2x10^4

With correct answer E= 1.3x10^5i - 1.2x10^4j

a minor mix up of the final vectors from the top left (diag) charge.  Verified my answer on mastering physics.
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(b)

From (a): image.

Find the magnitude of electric field strength.

image

Strength of the electric field is image

answered Feb 6, 2016 by Lucy Mentor
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(c)

From (a): image.

Find the direction of electric field.

image

Direction of electric field is 3° clockwise.

answered Feb 6, 2016 by Lucy Mentor

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