Coulomb's Law (7 of 7) Force on Three Charges Arranged in a Right Triangle

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  • How to use Coulomb's law to calculate the net force on one charge from two other charges arranged in a right triangle. Coulomb's law states that the magnitude of the force between two point charges is directly proportional to the product of the magnitudes of charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. If the sign of the charges is the same, both positive or both negative, then there will be a force of repulsion between the charges. If they have the opposite sign then there will be a force of attraction between the objects. The force is along the straight line joining the two charges. The SI unit for the force is the newton.
    The force between the charged bodies at rest is commonly known as the electrostatic force. Coulomb's law is an inverse-square law and is similar to Isaac Newton's inverse-square law of universal gravitation, but gravitational forces are always attractive, while electrostatic forces can be attractive or repulsive.
    The law is named after the French physicist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb who first discovered it in 1785. The SI unit for electric charge was named after him.
    This video can be shared at: • Coulomb's Law (7 of 7)...

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  • @P1aceHo1derName
    @P1aceHo1derName 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you for the video, I have a question if I broke the first half of the problem into their X and Y components so F31y+F32y and F32x and then did Pythagoreans theorem I would end up with the same answer right?

  • @dr.priyadeshmukh-taskar5920
    @dr.priyadeshmukh-taskar5920 2 роки тому

    Thanks for this informational video. Very systematic. I had one problem regarding the component vector addition. Isn't change in vector x associated with cosine value and change in vector y associated with sine value?

  • @hugochavez5356
    @hugochavez5356 7 років тому +1

    how would you do it if you need to find the magnitude and the direction on q2(75 microcoulomb) and lets just say that the distance between q1 and q2 have not been given.....please help

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    @neknek669 4 роки тому

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  • @iiStayFlyx5
    @iiStayFlyx5 2 роки тому

    hello, I'm having trouble figuring out when to use sin and cos when solving for f32 (5:03) you use sin and not cos why

  • @Nioco2
    @Nioco2 7 років тому +3

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  • @TBC1599
    @TBC1599 2 роки тому

    Why can't you use the cosine rule with the angle between F32 and F31 as 120°? is there something I'm not understanding about net forces?

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    @MAM-ze2uy 2 роки тому +1

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  • @kiraunderwood9505
    @kiraunderwood9505 5 років тому +18

    the F31 is poitung downwards so it is the one that should be negative not the F32y

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  • @elly1175
    @elly1175 4 роки тому

    hi i'm not good at trigo can i ask how did you determine that the triangle is a 30-60-90 triangle? thanks :

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  • @Aimenxo
    @Aimenxo 3 роки тому +5

    I hope you still read comments on this video. Thank you sir for all the amazing videos that illustrates questions.
    Sir, I'm only confused why you didn't consider the Fx as negative? it was on the negative direction
    2nd.. Why you didn't make the sign of Fy negative when you counted all the forces in Y direction?
    Were you only taking the magnitude of forces ??

    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  3 роки тому +3

      I still try to respond to all my comments. Yes, when using the equation you are finding the magnitude of the forces and in the end I gave the magnitude of the resultant force and because force is a vector quantity I also gave the direction of the force in degrees from the x axis.
      But it is a good point, I suppose for the component forces I could also have put a minus sign in front of the answers, but then again I did also show their direction on the coordinate system.
      And thanks for the positive comment.

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  • @richardferre1253
    @richardferre1253 2 роки тому

    why did we have to find the angle again at 7:39, since we already had it as 60?

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    @aceofdrace 7 років тому +3

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    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  7 років тому

      Yes I try to go over everything step by step, thanks for the comment. You can see a listing of all my videos at my website, www.stepbystepscience.com

  • @basketballtutorials7828
    @basketballtutorials7828 5 років тому

    Why did u put Fx and Fy in the negative direction though they are positive

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    @wahidhamidy6886 7 років тому +4

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  • @delsna
    @delsna 3 роки тому

    In the question, there were no angles given, where did you get the angles from

  • @sharbelrached1703
    @sharbelrached1703 3 роки тому +1

    super easy to follow, helped a ton.

  • @doomer1968
    @doomer1968 2 роки тому

    The magnitude of the total force acting on q1 is 249 Newtons. but you need to find the charge of Q1?

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  • @kydeverendia2962
    @kydeverendia2962 4 роки тому

    Why dis you add 180 to the angle? Arent you suppose to minus it? Im confused

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    @Natalie82M 10 місяців тому +1

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  • @drexraptor
    @drexraptor 5 місяців тому

    How do you assume the angle of the F32??😊

  • @dragon123456650
    @dragon123456650 5 років тому

    Thank you very much that really helped a lot

  • @IbrahimKalil-oi2eg
    @IbrahimKalil-oi2eg 2 місяці тому +1

    Your explanation is very good. But you have an error in the place you put theta. Theta should be placed above the negative x-axis according to the prolem.

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    @kirilblazevski8329 8 років тому

    Dear Mr. Brian! Do you have a video about "diopter"? I've seen your video about farsightedness and nearsightedness, but i can't find anything about diopter. Sorry for this non - related question.
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    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  8 років тому

      +Kiril Blazevski Sorry but I do not, but thanks for the positive comment.
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    • @kirilblazevski8329
      @kirilblazevski8329 8 років тому

      Thank you anyways!

  • @vincentsdailyvlogs7408
    @vincentsdailyvlogs7408 6 років тому +3

    Your direction for q3 on q1 should be opposite because the magnitude of attraction is greater on q3 when you disregard the signs.

    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  6 років тому

      Not sure I understand your comment, but I did everything correct....of course.

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      @rajab4187 5 років тому

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  • @Jason-tj7xw
    @Jason-tj7xw 6 років тому +2

    i don't understand how you got 214 and 80 N my standard form isn't so great, I've tried calculating it with a calculator but it's not giving me the same values..... it'd be of great help if you could give a detailed explanation

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    @williamsyelyah2928 4 роки тому +1

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    @PeterMek-oe8oj 9 місяців тому +1

    Thankyou very and understandable....

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    @Beasht12 6 років тому +4

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    @mohammadtameem7197 Рік тому +1

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    @malakabuhashish 2 роки тому +1

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  • @zarahkristinalumba1213
    @zarahkristinalumba1213 3 роки тому +1

    hello may I ask where did you get the angle 68 degrees??

    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  3 роки тому

      You are looking for the angle that has a target of 2.52. On your calculator you probably have to push the shift tan key to get tan-1 2.52 = 68 degrees. does that help?

  • @victoremmanuel9189
    @victoremmanuel9189 11 місяців тому +1

    🙏 for the lesson, but why did u use sin in resolving for x-axis and cos for y a-axis then the degree I use 180 + your angle 68 which is = to 248 instead of 180-68🤔

    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  11 місяців тому

      I used the sine because the we went to get the x component which is the opposite side and sine is opposite over the hypothenuse and the I used the cosine because we want to get the y component which is the adjacent side and cosine is the adjacent side over the hypothenuse.
      And I used 68 plus 180 to get the angle. Does that answer your question?

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    @jovanmagtoto1682 3 роки тому +1

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    @simozy4475 9 місяців тому +1

    Great video

  • @emmanuelancheta2887
    @emmanuelancheta2887 Рік тому

    how to get the 68 degre

  • @mariellacandido2966
    @mariellacandido2966 5 років тому

    thankyouuu

  • @lorrainekiruhia3842
    @lorrainekiruhia3842 2 роки тому

    Hello sir, I'm still confuse with why you used sine to find the x-component of F31 and cosine to find the y-component of F31. Could you pls help me out?

    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  2 роки тому +1

      sine is for the opposite side of the right triangle, cosine is for the adjacent side

    • @lorrainekiruhia3842
      @lorrainekiruhia3842 2 роки тому

      @@stepbystepscience alright..thanks very much

  • @shammamubarak9730
    @shammamubarak9730 4 роки тому

    you forgot the negative sign it should be -50 because in the diagram it's written -50 so F31=-214

  • @MENTOR12
    @MENTOR12 Рік тому +1

    Why using cosine to get the y component instead of sine

  • @cillian2515
    @cillian2515 9 місяців тому +1

    How do u determine the angles? How do u know if it’s 30 or 60 degreesss help ur girl out

    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  9 місяців тому

      In this case you know it is this type of triangle because I told you in the video. But if you know the lengths of the sides or have other information about the triangle then you can calculate the angles.

  • @user-id8of8sv1f
    @user-id8of8sv1f 10 місяців тому +1

    Please, l have question why The angle (60) with y - axis, I Think it with x - axis

    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  10 місяців тому

      it is a 30, 60 ,90 triangle. 30 degrees with the x-axis and 90 degrees with the y-axis.

    • @user-id8of8sv1f
      @user-id8of8sv1f 10 місяців тому

      !! Nice, Thank you

  • @vincentaguila9393
    @vincentaguila9393 7 років тому

    What if there's no angles given but it's still in a right angle?

    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  7 років тому

      Use the distances between the charges and the trig functions to determine the angles????

    • @clementinehonyini6189
      @clementinehonyini6189 6 років тому

      I also need to know how to solve that

  • @oscaremmanuelcisnerosdiaz8929
    @oscaremmanuelcisnerosdiaz8929 3 місяці тому +1

    thanks

  • @virtuality400
    @virtuality400 4 місяці тому +1

    shouldn’t it supposed to towards q3 from q1.From minus towards plus

    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  4 місяці тому

      If I understand your question....the force on q3 from q1 is down. They are opposite charges so they attract each other. q1 pulls q3 down. Does that help?

    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  4 місяці тому

      If I understand you question....the force on q3 from q1 is down. The are opposite charges and they attract each other, than means q1 pulls q3 down. Does that help?

  • @rahman1314
    @rahman1314 4 роки тому +1

    hi what to do if q3 is - ve

  • @jaeha1614
    @jaeha1614 4 роки тому +1

    Fx should be cos not sin and Fy should be sin

  • @jordansreepath4953
    @jordansreepath4953 3 роки тому +1

    You're the reason my class is passing physics 😭

  • @rodaneabapo4498
    @rodaneabapo4498 7 років тому

    How did you get 248°?

    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  7 років тому +1

      Zero degrees is at the positve x axis and then is counted couter clockwise. The angle I calculated is 68 degree and that is actually 68 degrees past 180 dregrees, so 180 + 68 = 248 degrees. Does that help?

  • @johnlevison1139
    @johnlevison1139 Рік тому +1

    Impressive

  • @user-kr4br5ro1j
    @user-kr4br5ro1j 6 місяців тому +2

    nice video

  • @prantarneilsheenap.1671
    @prantarneilsheenap.1671 3 роки тому +1

    What is the net force?

  • @Prometeur
    @Prometeur 3 роки тому

    You made some mistakes, but overall helped me understand the concept more. Thank you!

    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  3 роки тому

      What mistakes? Please elaborate.

    • @Prometeur
      @Prometeur 3 роки тому

      @@stepbystepscience I'm pretty sure the y component of the F31 should be negative, rather than the F32 y component.

    • @restitutororbis964
      @restitutororbis964 10 місяців тому

      @@PrometeurYeah the problem clearly states the forces influenced upon Q3. The vector he uses expresses the force of Q3 on Q1.. not the other way around which is what the problem is asking. Otherwise it’s good.

  • @samuelmichael914
    @samuelmichael914 6 років тому +1

    How did you get the 60° at 4:02?

    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  6 років тому +1

      The triangle is a 30 60 90 triangle, the 60 is at the upper left, that means for the second part the opposite angle is also 60 degrees.

    • @samuelmichael914
      @samuelmichael914 6 років тому

      Step-by-Step Science Ohh thanks! I understand now, thank you so much!

    • @jppj3877
      @jppj3877 6 років тому

      I was about to ask the same question. Thanks though

    • @altuber99_athlete
      @altuber99_athlete 6 років тому

      Due to a property of angles named _vertical angles_ or _opposite angles_ or _vertically opposite angles._

    • @elly1175
      @elly1175 4 роки тому

      @@stepbystepscience hi i'm not good at trigo can i ask how did you determine that the triangle is a 30-60-90 triangle? thanks :

  • @itsashepubg8967
    @itsashepubg8967 5 років тому +1

    For the total of Fy..why minus? Not plus? Hehe please answer

    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  5 років тому

      Because it is pointing in the opposite direction?

    • @datboyandrei
      @datboyandrei 5 років тому

      @@stepbystepscience wait but it's going down, shouldnt it be 40N - 214N im confused

    • @simranc7690
      @simranc7690 5 років тому +1

      @@datboyandrei You end up with the exact same value that (when it's squared later on in Pythagorean) turns positive anyway. You can do it either way you want since you'll get the same answer :) hope that helped

  • @onyiturner5345
    @onyiturner5345 2 роки тому +1

    AMAZINGGGGGGG