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ABC is an equilateral triangle. Charge +q is placed at each corner. The electric field intensity at point 0 will be

A

`1/(4prepsilon_0)q/r^2`

B

`1/(4prepsilon_0)(2q)/r^2`

C

zero

D

`1/(4prepsilon_0)(3q)/r^2`

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