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 = 2667 iˆ N C .
2 
4πε0  ( 0 . 15 m ) ( 0 . 45 m ) 

c) At x = 0.15 m, y = −0.4 m :

 1  −1 ˆ 1 0.3 ˆ 1 0.4 ˆ 
E= (6.00 × 10 −9 C)  j+ i− j
4πε0  (0.4 m)
2 2
(0.5 m) 0.5 (0.5 m) 0.5 
2


⇒ E = (129.6iˆ − 510.3 ˆj ) N C ⇒ E = 526.5 N C and θ = 75.7 down from the x-axis.
−9  0.2 
 2 ( 6 . 00 × 10 C ) ⋅  
d) 1  0.25 
x = 0, y = 0.2 m : E = = 1382 ˆj N C
4πε0 (0.25 m) 2