College Physics (10th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 17, Problem 65GP
A charge q1 = +5.00 nC is placed at the origin of an x-y coordinate system, and a charge q2 = −2.00 nC is placed on the positive x axis at x = 4.00 cm. (a) If a third charge q3 = +6.00 nC is now placed at the point x = 4.00 cm, y = 3.00 cm, find the x and y components of the total force exerted on this charge by the other two charges. (b) Find the magnitude and direction of this force.
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