Several charges are positioned in the rectangular space as follows: 10nC at (0,5,0), -10nC at (0,−5,0), and 15nC at (−5,0,0). a. Find the total force acting on the 15-nC charge.  b. A 20-nC charge is placed in the ? = 0 plane, find its location so that the electric field at (0,0,0) is zero

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Several charges are positioned in the rectangular space as follows: 10nC at (0,5,0), -10nC at (0,−5,0),
and 15nC at (−5,0,0).
a. Find the total force acting on the 15-nC charge. 
b. A 20-nC charge is placed in the ? = 0 plane, find its location so that the electric field at (0,0,0) is
zero

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