Solving the Mystery of the Electric Bird

In summary, the problem involves a bird with an electrical charge of .0001C flying to a point with a vertical electrical field of 5000N/C. The solution involves using the Pythagorean equation and law of sines to find the angle of the force, but it can also be solved by multiplying the electric field strength by the charge in the direction of the electric field.
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Lavas
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Homework Statement



A bird has gathered electrical charge of .0001C by rubbing against another bird(I have no idea why the bird is doing this but...) and it is flying to a certain point where there is a thunderstorm brewing and a vertical electrical field of 5000N/C. What is the electrical force on the bird.

Homework Equations


Pythagorean equation
law of sines


The Attempt at a Solution


find the length of the third side of the triangle and use law of sines to find the angle of the force but I'm not sure if this is what it is asking for.
 
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Hello Lavas,

I think you might be overthinking this one. If the charged bird is in a uniform electric field, then the electric force is simply the electric field strength times the charge (in the direction of the electric field).
 
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so simply .5 in the upwards direction
 

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What is the "Electric Bird"?

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