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threewingedfury · 01-28-2007, 01:34 PM

Two particles are fixed to an x-y coordinate system:
particle 1 of charge -5.00 microCoulombs lies on the x axis at x = + 6.00 cm and particle 2 of charge +5.00 microCoulombs lies on the y axis at y = + 8.00 cm. Midway between the particles, what is their net electric field, in unit vector notation?

I would know how to do this problem if I had 2 x's but I don't know how this works with the x-y's.

01-28-2007, 01:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
threewingedfury Upright	Physics: Electric Field On A Plane? Two particles are fixed to an x-y coordinate system: particle 1 of charge -5.00 microCoulombs lies on the x axis at x = + 6.00 cm and particle 2 of charge +5.00 microCoulombs lies on the y axis at y = + 8.00 cm. Midway between the particles, what is their net electric field, in unit vector notation? I would know how to do this problem if I had 2 x's but I don't know how this works with the x-y's.