21.43: a)Point charge q1 (2.00 nC) is at the origin and q 2 ( 5.

00 nC ) is at
x 0.800 m.

k | q1 |
k | q2 |

575 N C right.
2
(0.200 m)
(0.600 m) 2
k | q2 |
k | q1 |

269 N C left.
ii)At x 1.20 m, E
2
(0.400 m)
(1.20 m) 2
k | q1 |
k | q2 |

405 N C left.
iii)At x 0.200 m, E
2
(0.200 m)
(1.00 m) 2

i) At x 0.200 m, E

b) F eE i) F 1.6 10 19 C 575 N C 9.2 10 17 N left, ii ) F

1.6 10 19 C 269 N C 4.3 10 17 N right, iii) F 1.6 10 19 405 6.48 10 17 N right.