Calculate the electric field at the center of a square 46.4 cm on a side, if one corner is occupied by a + 42.0 µc charge and the other three are occupied by - 21.0 µc charges. (assume the center of the square is at the origin and the positive charge is in the third quadrant.)

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Sierra Olson

6 April, 23:49

Calculate the electric field at the center of a square 46.4 cm on a side, if one corner is occupied by a + 42.0 µc charge and the other three are occupied by - 21.0 µc charges. (assume the center of the square is at the origin and the positive charge is in the third quadrant.)

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Connor Freeman · Answer 1

centre of square disrance to each corner found by Pythagoras' theorem.

coulombs law used to clculate field of each charge at centre

fields added vectorially for res