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AP Physics 2
10.5 Electric Potential
10.4 Electric Potential Energy
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Two fixed charges +Q on the x-axis and a charge +q on the y-axis.
Two fixed charges +Q on the x-axis and a charge +q on the y-axis.
Two identical point particles, each with positive charge \(+Q\), are fixed on the \(x\)-axis at positions \(x = -d\) and \(x = +d\). A third point particle with positive charge \(+q\) is constrained to move along the \(y\)-axis and is placed at position \((0, y)\). Which of the following graphs best represents the total electric potential energy \(U_{\text{sys}}\) of the three-charge system as a function of the position \(y\)?

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