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For two charges 3C and -3C separated by 1cm and are located at distances 5cm and 7cm respectively from the point P, then the distance between their midpoint and the point P will be(a) 5.91(b) 12.6(c) 2(d) 9This question was addressed to me during an internship interview.I'd like to ask this question from Electric Dipole in section Electrostatic Fields of Electromagnetic Theory

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Right answer is (a) 5.91

Explanation: For a DISTANT POINT P, the R1 and R2 will approximately be equal.

R1 = R2 = R, where r is the distance between P and the midpoint of the two charges. Thus they are in geometric progression, R1R2=r^2

Now, r2 = 5 X 7 = 35. We get r = 5.91cm.



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