Answer:
Explanation:
Given:
- Three identical charges q.
- Two charges on x - axis separated by distance a about origin
- One on y-axis
- All three charges are vertices
Find:
- Find an expression for the electric field at points on the y-axis above the uppermost charge.
- Show that the working reduces to point charge when y >> a.
Solution
- Take a variable distance y above the top most charge.
- Then compute the distance from charges on the axis to the variable distance y:
- Then compute the angle that Force makes with the y axis:
cos(Q) = sqrt(3)*a / 2*r
- The net force due to two charges on x-axis, the vertical components from these two charges are same and directed above:
F_1,2 = 2*F_x*cos(Q)
- The total net force would be:
F_net = F_1,2 + kq / y^2
- Hence,
- Now for the limit y >>a:
- Insert limit i.e a/y = 0
Hence the Electric Field is off a point charge of magnitude 3q.