Answer
given,
initial velocity of skateboard = 5.1 m/s
angle above the horizontal = 55°
height of the ramp = 1 m
a) maximum height of projectile
H = 0.889 m
the maximum height of the skateboard above the ground
= 1 + 0.889
= 1.889 m
b) time to reach the height
t = 0.426 s
horizontal distance = u cos θ × t
= 5.1 × cos 55° × 0.426
horizontal distance = 1.25 m
r₁ = distance of point A from charge q₁ = 0.13 m
r₂ = distance of point A from charge q₂ = 0.24 m
r₃ = distance of point A from charge q₃ = 0.13 m
Electric field by charge q₁ at A is given as
E₁ = k q₁ /r₁² = (9 x 10⁹) (2.30 x 10⁻¹²)/(0.13)² = 1.225 N/C towards right
Electric field by charge q₂ at A is given as
E₂ = k q₂ /r₂² = (9 x 10⁹) (4.50 x 10⁻¹²)/(0.24)² = 0.703 N/C towards left
Since the electric field in left direction is smaller, hence the electric field by the third charge must be in left direction
Electric field at A will be zero when
E₁ = E₂ + E₃
1.225 = 0.703 + E₃
E₃ = 0.522 N/C
Electric field by charge "q₃" is given as
E₃ = k q₃ /r₃²
0.522 = (9 x 10⁹) q₃/(0.13)²
q₃ = 0.980 x 10⁻¹² C = 0.980 pC
