21.45: a) At the origin, E  0.

b) At x  0.3 m, y  0 :

 1  1 1 ˆ
E (6.00  10  9 C)  2
  i  2667iˆ N C .
4πε0  (0.15 m) (0.45 m) 2 

c) At x  0.15 m, y  0.4 m :

 1  1 ˆj  1 0.3 ˆ 1 0.4 ˆj 
E (6.00  10  9 C)  2 2
i 2 
4πε0  (0.4 m) (0.5 m) 0.5 (0.5 m) 0.5 

 E  (129.6iˆ  510.3 ˆj ) N C  E  526.5 N C and θ  75.7 down from the x-
axis.
 0.2 
 2(6.00  10  9 C)   
d) x  0, y  0.2 m : E 1  0.25   1382 ˆj N C

4πε0 (0.25 m) 2