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Three charges are placed on the x-axis: q1=q at x=0, q2=-3q at x=d, and q3=2q at x. Find the position x for q3 such that the net force on it is zero.
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2 stepsDefine the positions of the charges.
Let the charge be placed at the origin, .
Let the charge be placed at .
Let the third charge be placed at an unknown position .Determine the region for zero net force.
For the net force on to be zero, the forces due to and must be equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.
Since and have opposite signs ( is positive, is negative), the equilibrium point cannot be between them. If (positive) is between and , would repel it to the right, and would attract it to the right. Both forces would be in the same direction, so they cannot cancel.
Therefore, the equilibrium point must be outside the region .Also, for the forces to cancel, the third charge must be closer to the charge with the smaller magnitude. Here, and . Since $|
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