Electrostatics not on the same axis

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  • Physics diagram of a square-like arrangement with two 2.0 × 10⁻⁶ C charges at the left and right corners, sides of 0.40 m, point X at the top and point Y at the bottom.
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Do you know the relation between work and electric potential energy?
 
Work = the change in electric potential energy? Is that what you are referring to?
 
Work = the change in electric potential energy? Is that what you are referring to?

Yes.
Can you work out the potential energy for the 2 configurations?
 
yes I have

kq1q2/0.6^2 Epi
kq1q2/0.4^2 Epf

then what should I do
 
Jabababa said:
yes I have

kq1q2/0.6^2 Epi
kq1q2/0.4^2 Epf

then what should I do

This is the electric force, not the potential energy.
The PE varies as 1/r, not 1/r2

Also, there are 2 fixed charges - you've only accounted for 1 of them.