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Could someone please help me figure out how to determine the net electrostatic force and direction in this question?
I have completed what I believe to be the first portion using Coulomb's Law for the force acting on the origin charge (F12 and F13)
A charge of -3.0 micro C is fixed at the center of a compass. Two additional charges are fixed on the circle of the compass (radius = 0.100 m). The charges on the circle are -4.00 micro C at the position due north and +5.00 micro C at the position due east. What is the magnitude and direction of the net electrostatic force acting on the charge at the center? We are asked to specify the direction relative to due east.
Please help!
--Amanda
I have completed what I believe to be the first portion using Coulomb's Law for the force acting on the origin charge (F12 and F13)
A charge of -3.0 micro C is fixed at the center of a compass. Two additional charges are fixed on the circle of the compass (radius = 0.100 m). The charges on the circle are -4.00 micro C at the position due north and +5.00 micro C at the position due east. What is the magnitude and direction of the net electrostatic force acting on the charge at the center? We are asked to specify the direction relative to due east.
Please help!
--Amanda