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Grade 12Electrostatics

why is the value of r2=r2-r1?..........( r2 is the vector from charge q1 to charge q2)... pls help......

thnx in advnce!!!!!!!!!

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14 Years agoGrade 12
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14 Years ago

on application of triangle rule of vector addition we get

r21+r1=r2

r21=r2-r1!!!!!!!!