Imagine a single charge q placed at one corner of a square, and that the electric field at the center of the square is F/q

If two other equal charges are placed at the adjacent corners of the square (leaving the opposite corner "blank"), the electric field at the center of the square is
A) F/q.
B) 4F/q.
C) F/(2q).
D) F/(4q).
E) none of the above


Answer: A

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