Electrostatics - Coulomb's Law
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I see what's going on. If you add the r_hat vectors you end up with 2(z/r)z_hat. z/r=cos(theta). So we end up with 2cos(theta)z_hat.
I see what's going on. If you add the r_hat vectors you end up with 2(z/r)z_hat. z/r=cos(theta). So we end up with 2cos(theta)z_hat.
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that looks so hard. are you supposed to figure out that formula all by yourself
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bael said:that looks so hard. are you supposed to figure out that formula all by yourself
No, the formula is given to you in a general form.
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