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Each charge is equidistant from the origin. In which direction is the net electric field at the point P on the y-axis?

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Answer:

"Upwards and towards the left" is the right answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

The magnitude of the field will be:


E=(kq)/(r^2)

And direction -> for negative charges, to positive charges, except charges.

  • Charging across the y-axis. It would be up to the aggregate field.
  • Because the x-axis needs to charge. Total production is to the west.

Thus the net field is upwards as well as to the left.

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