Three equal point charges, each with charge 1.30μC , are placed at the vertices of an...

Three equal point charges, each with charge 1.30μC , are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle whose sides are of length 0.300m . What is the electric potential energy U of the system? (Take as zero the potential energy of the three charges when they are infinitely far apart.)

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