Hello! ^^ Here is the reference image: http://imgur.com/M6du4j2

And here is the question! (sorry if choppy)

Two infinitely long conducting wires are located
at x=
-
R and x=R, as shown below. The
wires both have linear charge density of +
λ
, and are parallel to the y
-
axis. A small
charged particle with mass m and electric charge of +q, is released from rest at a small
distance of a (a

Question

Hello! ^^ Here is the reference image: http://imgur.com/M6du4j2

And here is the question! (sorry if choppy)

Two infinitely long conducting wires are located
at x=
-
R and x=R, as shown below. The
wires both have linear charge density of +
λ
, and are parallel to the y
-
axis. A small
charged particle with mass m and electric charge of +q, is released from rest at a small
distance of a (a<<R), at point A.
a)
What is the net force
(magnitude and direction)
on the particle
, at point A
?
(Ignore gravity)
(5
pt)
b)
What is the m
aximum
electric
potential energy of thi

wolfe8 · Answer

Hello and welcome to OpenStudy. You might want to post this in the Physics section and fix the formatting. Thanks :)

anonymous · Answer

You got it!

anonymous · Answer

Reposted in the Physics section, and formatted to ease the eyes! Hope you guys can help me out! :)