Find the Electric field at point p

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NotInMrPutmansClass
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Homework Statement
Calculate the net electric field at point P from the diagram below
Relevant Equations
E=(kq)/r^2

Where k is plank's constant 9×10^9
R= distance or radius
Since q3=q4 and they are opposite to each others they cancel out
But as soon as I try to find the electric field of one of the charges, I need the radius which is not given.

By isolating the electric field for radius

E=(kq)/r^2
I now have two unknowns
 
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  • Diagram, rotated 90 degrees, of four point charges with a point P at the centre: q1 = 12 C (negative) and q2 = 3 C (positive) connected to P by distances labelled d, q3 = 5 C (positive) and q4 = 5 C (positive) connected to P by distances labelled d, with a right-angle marker at P.
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Can you post the full problem statement as it was given? (k is Coulomb's constant, not Planck's constant.)
 
NotInMrPutmansClass said:
Homework Statement:: Calculate the net electric field at point P from the diagram below
Relevant Equations:: E=(kq)/r^2

Where k is plank's constant 9×10^9
R= distance or radius

I need the radius which is not given.
What radius is this? You are given the positions of all charges relative to the point of interest P which is all you need to find the electric field at P. If you are not given a numerical value for distance ##d##, then leave it as ##d## in your answer.