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ABC is a very small equilateral triangles of side `0.5 xx 10^(-3)` m . A charge of `+20` aC (attocoulomb) is placed at the corner A and two charges , each of `-10`aC , at B and C . Calculate the potential at a point on the prolongation of AC 2 cm away from A .
[Hint: 1 aC (attocoulomb = `10^(-18)` coulomb]

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`1. 687 xx 10^(-7) V`
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