Two charges of # -7 C # and # 4 C # are at points # (4, 7 ,-8) # and # ( 2 ,-3, -8 )#, respectively. Assuming that both coordinates are in meters, what is the force between the two points?
1 Answer
Jul 10, 2017
Explanation:
We're asked to find he magnitude of the electric force
To do this, we can use the equation
where
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#k# is Coulomb's constant, equal to#8.988 xx 10^9("N"•"m"^2)/("C"^2)# -
#r# is the distance between the two point charges, in#"m"#
This distance can be found via the distance formula:
#r = sqrt((4-2)^2 + (7-(-3))^2 + (-8-(-8))^2) = color(red)(10.2# #color(red)("m"#
Plugging in known values, we have