Two point charges 8 nC and 16 nC are placed at the corners B and C of an equilateral triangle of side 3 cm . The magnitude of the electric field at th

Two point charges 8 nC and 16 nC are placed at the corners B and C of an equilateral triangle of side 3 cm . The magnitude of the electric field at the vertex A of the triangle is?

 

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Answer: - Let E1 be electric field due to charge 16nc. Let E2 be electric field due to charge 8nc.

E = 1 / 4 П Е (q1 / r²)

The resultant electric field is given by = √ (E1² + E2² + 2.E1.E2.cos Ф

Here E1 - 16 x 10⁴, E2 - 8 x 10⁴, since it is equilateral triangle Ф = 60°

Substituting the values we get,

E = 21.2 x 10⁴

Direction of resultant electric field will be along and away from perpendicular bisector of BC.