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Problem21 41

Two positive charges q are located a distance a from each other on the x-axis. The electric field E is calculated as: 1) Halfway between the charges (x = 0), the electric field is 0 due to the charges cancelling each other out. 2) For any position x greater than a, the electric field is calculated as the sum of the electric field due to each charge. 3) For any position x less than -a, the electric field is calculated as the sum of the electric field due to each charge but with the opposite sign.

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Problem21 41

Two positive charges q are located a distance a from each other on the x-axis. The electric field E is calculated as: 1) Halfway between the charges (x = 0), the electric field is 0 due to the charges cancelling each other out. 2) For any position x greater than a, the electric field is calculated as the sum of the electric field due to each charge. 3) For any position x less than -a, the electric field is calculated as the sum of the electric field due to each charge but with the opposite sign.

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21.41: Two positive charges, q , are on the x-axis a distance a from the origin.

a) Halfway between them, E = 0.


 1  q q 
  − , | x|< a
2 
 4 πε0  ( a + x ) 2
( a − x ) 
 1  q q 
b) At any position x, E =   + , x > a
2 
 4πε0  ( a + x ) (a − x) 
2

 −1  q q 
  + , x < −a
2 
 4πε0  ( a + x ) 2
(a − x) 
For graph, see below.

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