Two equal positive charges are at opposite corners of a trapezoid as in the figure below. Find symbolic expressions for the components of the electric field at the point P. (Use the following as necessary: Q, d, and the Coulomb constant ke.)
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First, I am having trouble breaking down what they are asking. I need someone to explain to me in laymen's terms what this problem is saying, as if I had never taken physics before.
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