Two point charge $-q$ and $+q/2$ are situated at the origin and at the point $(a, 0, 0)$ respectively. The point along the $X$ - axis where the electric field vanishes is

  • A

    $x = \frac{a}{{\sqrt 2 }}$

  • B

    $x = \sqrt 2 a$

  • C

    $x = \frac{{\sqrt 2 a}}{{\sqrt 2 - 1}}$

  • D

    $x = \frac{{\sqrt 2 a}}{{\sqrt 2 + 1}}$

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