Find symbolic expressions for the components

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Two equal positive charges are at opposite corners of a trapezoid as in the figure below. Find symbolic expressions for the components of the electric field at the point P. (Use the following as necessary: Q, d, and the Coulomb constant k_e.)

E_x	=
E_y	=

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