Advanced Coulomb's Law Question - Where to place a charge so the net force is zero

This video explains how to solve a common electrostatics problem at the College/Cegep Level where the goal is to place a charge such that the net force on another charge is zero. The steps involve applying Coulomb's law in vector form, calculating the forces, and finding the correct position for the new charge. This concept is revisited later in contexts like electric fields and electric potential.

Question:
Given a distribution of charged particles, where would an additional charge have to be placed to make the net force on particle zero?

Steps:
1. Find the Forces on the particle
2. Find the net Force on the particle
3. Find the distance from the particle the additional charge would need to be
4. Find the coordinates where the additional charge needs to be placed

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