Two short electric dipoles A and B are centred at the same point O with mutually perpendicular axes. Dipole A has moment p₁ along the horizontal axis, while dipole B has moment p₂ along the vertical axis. A point x lies on the axial line of dipole A and on the equatorial line of dipole B. The resultant electric field at x makes an angle of 60° with the horizontal line Ox. What is p₂ /p₁?
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Two short electric dipoles A and B are centred at the same point O with mutually perpendicular axes. Dipole A has moment p₁ along the horizontal axis, while dipole B has moment p₂ along the vertical axis. A point x lies on the axial line of dipole A and on the equatorial line of dipole B. The resultant electric field at x makes an angle of 60° with the horizontal line Ox. What is p₂ /p₁?
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