Electric Dipole Resolution & Field Components

Drag point P directly on the canvas or use the sliders below to resolve dipole field vectors

tan(α) = ½ tan(θ) E_r = 2kp cosθ / r³ E_θ = kp sinθ / r³

Polar Angle θ

45.0°

Distance r

160 px

Radial E_r

1.41

Transverse E_θ

0.71

Resultant E_net

1.58

Field Angle α

26.6°

tan(α)

0.50

Total Angle Φ

71.6°

Angle θ (°)

45°

Distance r (px)

160