What can go wrong if you have more than one reference point?

A5 nc point charge is at the origin and a second 3 nc point charge is on the x-axis at x = 0.8 m. find the magnitude and direction of the electric field on the x-axs at x = 0.2 m. you may express the direction by letting positive field mean the positive x direction

Consider the following problem: a box with an open top is to be constructed from a square piece of cardboard, 3 ft wide, by cutting out a square from each of the four corners and bending up the sides. find the largest volume that such a box can have.

Standing side by side ,you and a friend step off a bridge at different times and fall for 1.6s to the water below. your friend goes first, and you follow after he has dropped a distance of 2.0m. when your friend hits the water, is the seperation between the two of you 2.0m or more than 2.0m? verify your answer with a calculation.