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To the right are three point charges: the top two are +1.0 x 10-6 C and...

To the right are three point charges: the top two are +1.0 x 10-6 C and the bottom one is -1.0 x 10-6 C. What is the electric field (magnitude and direction) at the center of the equilateral triangle defined by the three charges if the distance between any two charges is 1.0 m?

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As we know the concept of equilateral triangle that each angle of this triangle is 60 degree.This concept will helpful for finding the distance between charges and center of the triangle.Thus :-

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