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Calculate the magnetic field at point O for the current-carrying wire segment shown. The wire consists of two straight portions and a circular arc of radius a, which subtends an angle θ.

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A
C'
Figure 29.5 (Example 29.2) A por-
tion of a wire forms an arc of a circle.
The length of the curved segment
AC is s.
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