$ Y q X P A8 Two positive charges q are located on the y axis, symmetric with respect to the origin, a distance s apart, as shown above. a. Find a formula for the net electric field at a point P on the positive x axis, a distance x from the origin. b. What does your answer become when x >> s?

$ Y q X P A8 Two positive charges q are located on the y axis, symmetric with respect to the origin, a distance s apart, as shown above. a. Find a formula for the net electric field at a point P on the positive x axis, a distance x from the origin. b. What does your answer become when x >> s?

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