Physics olympiad - electrostatics

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alexmahone said:
[itex]V_2-V_1=\frac{q_1}{4\pi\epsilon}(1/r-1/2r)[/itex]
[itex]V_3-V_2=\frac{q_1+q_2}{4\pi\epsilon}(1/2r-1/3r)[/itex]

So I add these equations?

Sorry, yes! You need V_3-V_1, and then set the result equal to zero.
 
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[itex]V_3-V_1=\frac{q_1}{4\pi\epsilon r}+\frac{q_2}{4\pi\epsilon 6r}=0?[/itex]
 
alexmahone said:
[itex]V_3-V_1=\frac{q_1}{4\pi\epsilon r}+\frac{q_2}{4\pi\epsilon 6r}=0?[/itex]

Not quite...you made a small mistake in the addition
 
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