Ah yes that make sense. I got hung up on "net" and thinking of the charges numerically rather than visualizing their electric field lines. Thanks for the quick reply!
Homework Statement
A charge +Q exists at a point and directly west of this point a charge -Q exists. What is the direction of the net electric field at the midway point?
I'm studying old finals for my exam and this question keeps popping up in various forms. The answer is always directed...