What are the strength and direction of the electric field at the position indica

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What are the strength and direction of the electric field at the position indicated by the dot in the figure (Figure 1)? Give your answer in component form (Assume that x-axis is horizontal and points to the right, and y-axis points upward.) Express your answer in terms of the unit vectors i and j. Express your answer using two significant figures. E = 1.67i + 1.49j N/C Give your answer as a magnitude and angle measured cw from the positive x-axis. Express your answer using two significant figures. E = 2.23 N/C Express your answer using two significant figures. theta = degree CW from the +x-axis

Explanation / Answer

disatnce between 10nC and point= sqroot (4+16) =0.044 m apprx

angle between 10 nC and point= tan^-1 (4/2) =63.4 degree

a) Ex = 9x10^9 (5 x 10^-9) / 0.0016 - 9x10^9 (10x 10^-9) cos 63.4/0.002 =45 ( 1/0.0004-1.6857/0.002) = 45 ( 2500- 842.85) = 74571.75 i

Ey= 9x10^9 (5 x 10^-9) / 0.0016- 9x10^9 (10x 10^-9) sin63.4/0.002= 45 ( 1/0.0016 - 1.076/ 0.002) =45(625-538)=3915 j

E= 74571.75 i + 3915 j

b)E = sqroot ( Ex^2+ Ey^2) = 74674.27 N/C

c) angle = tan^-1 ( 3915/74571.75 ) = 2.86 degree apprx

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