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Problem 2. A wire carries a 7.00-A current along the x axis, and another wire carries a 6.00-A current
along the y axis, as shown in figure below. The point P is located at x = 4.00 m, y = 3.00 m.
(a) What is the magnetic field at point P, due to the vertical wire? Write your answer in unit-vector
notation.
(b) Find the magnetic field at point P, due to the horizontal wire. Write your answer in unit-vector
notation.
(c) Calculate the net magnetic field at point P. Write your answer in unit-vector notation.
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