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+//Example 18.4
+k=8.99*10^9;//Coulomb's constant (N.m^2/C^2)
+q1=5*10^-9;//Charge 1 (C)
+q2=10*10^-9;//Charge 2 (C)
+r1=2*10^-2;//Distance of charge 1 from the origin (m)
+r2=4*10^-2;//Distance of charge 2 from the origin (m)
+E1=k*q1/r1^2;//Electric field strength at origin due to q1 (N/C)
+E2=k*q2/r2^2;//Electric field strength at origin due to q2 (N/C)
+E_tot=sqrt(E1^2+E2^2);//Total electric field strength (N/C)
+printf('Magnitude of total electric field = %0.2e N/C',E_tot)
+theta=atand(E1/E2);//Direction (deg)
+printf('\nDirection of total electric field = %0.1f degrees',theta)
+//Openstax - College Physics
+//Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11406/latest