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Right. The final answer would be 6.5 * 10 ^ 5 N/C (estimate, Ill do the actual calculation out) in the +y direction. I think I can figure out part b of the problem, given the help. Thank you!

It would be in the direction of the negative line charge (positively upward), with respect to where it is , directly between the two line charges.

I think I get what you are saying. Basically the positive line charge pushes the probe at that point away because its a positive charge. The negative line charge pulls the probe toward it because it is negative. Therefore the contribution of the positive line charge is positive (the probe is...

Ok well.. I am finding the sum of the two contributions of both electric fields due to the charged lines (wires). I am taking the point y=0.0m to be the origin so that the origin lies on the origin of the Cartesian plane. The contribution from the first line charge (plugging into the equation)...

They seem to have a ton of typos in this book. The book is great.. it's just the answer key that pretty much sucks 10% of the time. However, is the method I am using in the problem, correct?

The chapter is 22 and the problem is 21, for edition 12. Thanks

Homework Statement We are given that one infinite line of charge is placed horizontally on the x axis. The other line charge is placed parallel to the first at y = 0.4m. The first line has charge density 4.8 * 10^(-6) C/m, and the second -2.4 * 10^(-6) C/m. Find the net electric field at the...