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A train is moving directly south with a speed of 10 m/s. if the downward vertical component of the Earth’s magnetic field is 0.54 G, compute the magnitude and direction of the emf induced in a rail car axle 1.2 m long.v

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magnetic field is 0.54 G, compute the magnitude and direction of the emf induced in a rail car axle 1.2 m long.
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