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/*************************************************************************
 * Name:
 * NetID:
 * Precept:
 *
 * Description: Keeps track of an electric charge at a point in 2D space.
 *
 * Remark: This is from book Section 3.2.
 *************************************************************************/

public class Charge {
    private double rx, ry;   // position
    private double q;        // charge

    public Charge(double x0, double y0, double q0) {
        rx = x0;
        ry = y0;
        q  = q0;
    }

    public double potentialAt(double x, double y) {
        double k = 8.99e09;
        double dx = x - rx;
        double dy = y - ry;
        return k * q / Math.sqrt(dx*dx + dy*dy);
    }

    public String toString() {
        return q + " at (" + rx + ", " + ry + ")";
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        double x = Double.parseDouble(args[0]);
        double y = Double.parseDouble(args[1]);
        Charge c1 = new Charge(0.51, 0.63, 21.3);
        Charge c2 = new Charge(0.13, 0.94, 81.9);
        StdOut.println(c1);
        StdOut.println(c2);
        double v1 = c1.potentialAt(x, y);
        double v2 = c2.potentialAt(x, y);
        StdOut.println(v1+v2);
    }
}