Two point charges, and , are positioned in a vacuum at coordinates and respectively on a Cartesian plane. Taking the electrostatic constant , what is the magnitude of the net electric field intensity at the origin ?
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The magnitude of the net electric field intensity at the origin is .
The electric field intensity at the origin is a vector sum of the individual electric fields created by each point charge. The field due to the charge on the y-axis points downward along the y-axis with a magnitude of , while the field due to the charge on the x-axis points leftward along the x-axis with a magnitude of . Because these two fields act at right angles to each other, their vector sum magnitude is given by .
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Vector addition of electric field intensities from multiple point charges