Three similar charges +q are placed on 3 corners of an equilateral triangle ABC of side a. How many minimum charges should be placed on a circle of radius a with the center at A so that resultant force on the charge placed at the center is along x-axis?
Two similar charges should be placed at D and E (diametrically opposite to C and B) so that resultant force at A is zero. A similar charge (+q) should be placed at F, so that resultant force at A will be towards x-axis.