A wire (mass = 50 g, length = 40 cm, g=9.8 m/s´) is suspended horizontally by two vertical wires which conduct a current I = 15.0 A, as shown in the figure. The magnetic field in the region is into the paper and has a magnitude of 60 mT. What is the tension in either wire?

A wire (mass = 50 g, length = 40 cm, g=9.8 m/s´) is suspended horizontally by two vertical wires which conduct a current I = 15.0 A, as shown in the figure. The magnetic field in the region is into the paper and has a magnitude of 60 mT. What is the tension in either wire?

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