College Physics (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073512141
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-214-3

Chapter 16 - Problems - Page 615: 37

Answer

There are no points not on the x-axis such that $E = 0$.

Work Step by Step

If a point is not on the x-axis, then the y-component of the the electric field due to each point charge will be non-zero and point in the same direction. Therefore, the y-component of the net electric field will be non-zero. There are no points not on the x-axis such that $E = 0$.
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