Points and are fixed at the vertices of an equilateral

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Points and are fixed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle whose edges are long. A point particle that has a charge of is fixed at each of vertices and (a) What is the electric potential at point (Assume the potential is zero very far from all charges.) (b) How much work is required to move a point particle having a charge of from a distance of infinity to point (c) How much additional work is required to move the point particle from point to the midpoint of side

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QUESTION:

Points and are fixed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle whose edges are long. A point particle that has a charge of is fixed at each of vertices and (a) What is the electric potential at point (Assume the potential is zero very far from all charges.) (b) How much work is required to move a point particle having a charge of from a distance of infinity to point (c) How much additional work is required to move the point particle from point to the midpoint of side

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We are given two positive point charges of magnitude , which are a distance  apart. They are positioned at the two vertices of an equilateral triangle, and we are tasked to find the electric potential at the third vertex, point .

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