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Transcribed Image Text:A rectangular loop of wire of sides W = 0.26 m and L = 0.76 m lying in xy plane carries a
current of I = 5.5 A. If a uniform magnetic field of B = (2.7 T) î + (1.6 T)k is turned on, then
what will be the initial magnitude of torque acting on the loop in units of in units of N-m?
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