A positive charge q is fixed at the point x = 0, y = 0, and a neg...

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A positive charge q is fixed at the point x = 0, y = 0, and a negative charge -2q is fixed at the point x = a, y = 0. (a) Show the positions of the charges in a diagram.

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everyone in this problem. We have an experiment where a group of students place a negatively charged particle at negative negatively charged particle negative Q. At X Y equals zero negative two. And then they place a second negatively charged negative big Q particle at X. Y equals negative 20. Okay. And were asked to make a sketch showing the location of the charges. Alright, so let's get started. Let's draw our axes. So we have our X axis along the horizontal or Y axis along the vertical. Okay, now the first particle negative Q were given X. Y. Is equal to zero? Negative two. Okay, so for negative Q we have X equals zero and Y equals negative two. Okay? So if we find x equals zero And y equals -2. Let's draw some. Okay, so X equals zero here. Y equals negative 212. Okay, so Q. Little Q is going to be here. Ok. Negative little Q. Now if we look at thank you negative Thank you. We're told that it's an X. Y is equal to negative 20. What this means is that the X value is negative two. In the y value is zero. Okay. So if we find negative two along our X axis and at the Y axis were just at zero. We're going to be at this point here we have negative Q. And so if we compare the sketch that we've drawn to the possible answers, we will see that this corresponds with answer be Okay. The positions are drawn in the same positions that we drew them from the information given Thanks everyone for watching. I hope this video helped see you in the next one.

A positive charge q is fixed at the point x = 0, y = 0, and a negative charge -2q is fixed at the point x = a, y = 0. (a) Show the positions of the charges in a diagram.

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