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AP Physics 2
10.1 Electric Charge and Electric Force
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Three point charges fixed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle.
Three point charges fixed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle.
Three point charges are held fixed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle with sides of length \(d\), as shown. Vertex \(A\) has charge \(+q\), vertex \(B\) has charge \(+q\), and vertex \(C\) has charge \(-q\). Let \(F_A\), \(F_B\), and \(F_C\) represent the magnitudes of the net electrostatic force exerted on the charge at vertex \(A\), vertex \(B\), and vertex \(C\), respectively, due to the other two charges. Which of the following correctly ranks these force magnitudes?

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