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Transcribed Image Text:The diagram below shows two parallel wires with the top wire carrying a steady current of 2.00 A and the bottom wire carrying a steady current of 5.00 A both running in
opposite directions. If the wires are separated by a distance of 2.00 cm, what is the magnetic field strength at a point 3.00 cm below the bottom wire?
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2.00 A
2.00 cm
I :
= 5.00 A
3.00 cm
а. 11.5 рТ
b. 19.8 μΤ
c. 25.3 µT
d. 14.1 µT
е. 8.12 иТ
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