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A point charge q1 = -4. 00 nc is at the point x = 0. 60 m, y = 0. 80 m , and a second point charge q2 = +6. 00 nc is at the poin

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The net electric field is the vector sum of the components of the electric

field produced by the two charges.

The values of the magnitude and direction of the net electric field at the origin (approximate values) are;

131.6 N/C

12.6 ° above the negative x–axis

<h3>How are the net electric field magnitude and direction calculated?</h3>

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(a) The net electric field at the origin.

The electric field due to charge q₁ is given as follows;

$\vec E_{1x} = \mathbf{ \dfrac{1}{4 \cdot \pi \cdot \epsilon_0} \cdot \dfrac{q_1}{\vec{r}^2_2}}$

Which gives;

$\vec{E}_{1x} =\mathbf{ \dfrac{\left(9 \times 10^9 \, N \cdot m/C^2 \right) \cdot \left(-4 \, nC \times \dfrac{10^{-9}C}{1 \, nC} \right)}{\left(1 \, m \right)^2}} \cdot cos\left(arctan\left(\dfrac{0.8}{0.6} \right) \right) =-21.6 \, N/C$

$\vec{E}_{1y} = \mathbf{\dfrac{\left(9 \times 10^9 \, N \cdot m/C^2 \right) \cdot \left(-4 \, nC \times \dfrac{10^{-9}C}{1 \, nC} \right)}{\left(1 \, m \right)^2}} \cdot sin\left(arctan\left(\dfrac{0.8}{0.6} \right) \right) = 28.8 \, N/C$

Which gives;

$\vec{E}_1 = \mathbf{21.6 \, N/C \cdot \hat x + 28.8 \, N/C \hat y}$

$\vec{E}_{2x} = \dfrac{\left(9 \times 10^9 \, N \cdot m/C^2 \right) \cdot \left(6.00 \, nC \times \dfrac{10^{-9}C}{1 \, nC} \right)}{\left(1 \, m \right)^2} = 150 \, N/C$