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103: a) The four possible force diagrams are:

Only the last picture can result in an electric field in the –x-direction.
b)  q1  2.00 μ C, q3  4.00, μC, and q2  0.
1 q1 1 q2
c)  E y  0  2
sin θ1  sin θ2
4πε0 (0.0400 m) 4πε0 (0.0300 m) 2
9 sin θ1 9 3 5 27
 q2  q1  q1  q1  0.843 μC.
16 sin θ2 16 4 5 64
1  q1 4 q2 3 
d)  F3  q3 E x  q3     56.2 N
4πε0  0.0016 5 0.0009 5 