Question

Now complete your visual overview by identifying the known variables and the variables you must find. Assume charge 1 is located at the origin of the x axis and the positive x axis points to the right. Let x1, x2, and x3 denote the positions of charge 1, charge 2, and charge 3, respectively. Determine which of the following quantities are known and which are unknown.

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

From the given information;

If we assume that charge 1 is located at the origin;

Then, using the visual overview for identification, we will realize that the known quantities are:

$\mathbf{= q_1, \ q_2 , \ q_3, \ x_1 \ and \ x_2}$

However, provided that we do not know the exact location of $x_3$,

Then, the unknown quantity is $\mathbf{ x_3}$