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Three charges form a right triangle. A -3mC charge is 4cm above a +6mC charge. A +1/5mC charge is 3 cm to the right of the +6mC charge. What is the magnitude and direction of the resultant force on the +6mC charge? Also find the resultant force on the +1.5 mC charge.

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Three charges are placed on the vertices of a right angled triangles and the force of interaction between them is calculated.

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