Graphs of electric field due to binary charge configuration

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sir in the graphs of electric field due to binary charge configuration
why some curves are below x-axis and some
are above x axis
 
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Those seem to be graphs of E along the line connecting the two charges. Remember E is actually a vector: it has magnitude and direction. At some points, E is to the right (shown as positive on the graph); at other points, E is to the left (shown as negative on the graph).