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Author: Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille
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Four thin wires that are parallel, straight, and very long are shown in the figure. All four wires
carry an identical current I in the directions indicated. All four wires are a distance d from the
origin of the coordinate system.
y
4
d
All wires carry a
current I in the
d
d
indicated direction.
1
3
d
All wires are a distance
d from the origin.
2
a) Identify the direction of the magnetic field at the origin for each wire. Possible
directions have been given below. Each answer choice may be used more than once.
А. Т
В. I
С. —
E. out of page F. into page
D. +
Wire 1:
Wire 2:
Wire 3:
Wire 4:
b) What is the x-component of the net magnetic field at the origin? Express your answer
in terms of I, d, and fundamental constants.
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Transcribed Image Text:Four thin wires that are parallel, straight, and very long are shown in the figure. All four wires carry an identical current I in the directions indicated. All four wires are a distance d from the origin of the coordinate system. y 4 d All wires carry a current I in the d d indicated direction. 1 3 d All wires are a distance d from the origin. 2 a) Identify the direction of the magnetic field at the origin for each wire. Possible directions have been given below. Each answer choice may be used more than once. А. Т В. I С. — E. out of page F. into page D. + Wire 1: Wire 2: Wire 3: Wire 4: b) What is the x-component of the net magnetic field at the origin? Express your answer in terms of I, d, and fundamental constants.
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