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In a classroom demonstration, two long parallel wires are separated by a distance of 2.10 cm. One wire carries a current of 1.60 A while the other carries a current of 3.30 A. The currents are in the same direction.
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What is the magnitude of the force per unit length (in N/m) that one wire exerts on the other?
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