Wait actually the answer is correct if I just take the 2.94 and the 1.77 and add them together, then the other two diagonals cancel because they are of the same magnitude. Thanks for the help peoples, I live to fight another day of honors physics...
So I found the electrical field for each of the four corners:
2.94 x 106C for the 45microC charge and then
1.77 x 106C for the 27microC charges
Now what do I do... I don't understand what the hell and electric field even is so I'm not sure what the directions are. And the answer is...
Homework Statement
Find the electric field for a point in the center of a square, +45microC on one corner and -27microC on the other 3
Homework Equations
E = (kQ1)/r2
The Attempt at a Solution
I know how to do the Electric field equations in a straight line, but for a square...
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