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Grade 11Electric Current

Three point charges of +2 uC, -3uC and -3 uC are kept at the vertices A, B and C respectively, of an equilateral triangle of side 20cm. What should be the sign and magnitude of the charge (q) to be placed at the midpoint (M) of side BC so that the charge at A remains in equilibrium?

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7 Years agoGrade 11
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7 Years ago
sign of q must be positive.
magnitude
[K*2*10-6*3*10-6/(0.2)2]*cos30 + [K*2*10-6*3*10-6/(0.2)2]*cos30 = [K*2*10-6*q/0.03]
2*3*10-6*cos30/0.04 = q/0.03
q = 18*cos30/4 uC
q = 3.9 uC
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