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Three charges each of +1microcoulomb are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle.if the force between any two charges be F, then the net force on either charge will be

Three charges each of +1microcoulomb are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle.if the force between any two charges be F, then the net force on either charge will be

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Arun
25750 Points
6 years ago
So, here all are the positive charges, then the forces due to two charges on the third acts away from respective charges. So, the angle between the two forces is 600. Then, according to the principle of superposition,
Fnet = sqrt ( F² + F² + 2 F² cos (pi/3))
Fnet = sqrt(3 F²)
Fnet = F * sqrt(3)
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