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Homework Statement
A -0.7nC charge is located at the origin, while a 1.9nC charge is located 3.9 m away along the x-axis and a 0.8nC charge is located -1.7m away along the y-axis. The Coulomb constant is 8.98755*10^9 Nm^2/C^2. Find the magnitude of the electrostatic force on the charge at the origin. Answer in units of nN.
What is the angle between the electrostatic force on the charge at the origin and the positive x-direction? Answer in degrees as an angle between -180 and 180 measured from the positive x-axis, with counterclockwise positive. Answer in units of degrees.
Homework Equations
F=k(Q/r^2)
The Attempt at a Solution
I used the equation F=k(Q/r^2) to find the force of the charge between the origin and each of the charges. For the force along the y-axis, I got 2.960604706e-9 and -3.064984998 along the x-axis. However, I'm not sure where to go from there.