Answer:
E_total = - 50 N / A
Explanation:
The electric field is a vector magnitude whereby
E_total = Eₐ + E_b
where the bold letters indicate vectors, in this case the charges of the two objects A and B are the same and they are on the same line
E_total = - E_a - E_b
the electric field for a point charge is
E_a = [tex]k \ \frac{q_a}{r_a^2 }[/tex]
qₐ= Eₐ rₐ² / k
indicates that Eₐ = 40.0 N / C
qₐ = 40.0 0.250²/9 10⁹
qₐ = 2.777 10⁻¹⁰ C
indicates that the charge of the two points is the same
qₐ = q_b
E_total = - k qₐ / rₐ² - k qₐ / (2 rₐ)²
E_total = [tex]-k \ \frac{q_a}{r_a^2} \ ( 1 + \frac{1}{4} )[/tex]
we calculate
E_total = - 40.0 (5/4)
E_total = - 50 N / A