Electric Force Calculation for Particle 2

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Homework Statement



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The Attempt at a Solution



I got the first part of the question correct but for some reason I can't get the second one. I know I did it correctly but its not working.

All the forces acting on particle 2 are from particle 1, 3, and 4. I calculated the forces and added them up but I still am not getting the right answer. I tried both negative and positive answer for the same number and still it says I am wrong.
 
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F2 = F21 + F23 + F24

F21 = Kq1q2/d^2 (convert d to meters first)
F23 = Kq2q3/d^2 (convert d to meters first)

F24 = Kq2q4/(2*d)^2 (convert d to meters first)

Also I am not sure if the final answer is suppose to be negitive or positive.