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Transcribed Image Text:Two long, parallel wires carry currents of I₁
=
=
3.08 A and I2
running upward from wire 1 as the positive y-axis.)
1₁
d
1₂
5.45 A in the direction indicated in the figure below. (Choose the line running from wire 1 to wire 2 as the positive x-axis and the line
(a) Find the magnitude and direction of the magnetic field at a point midway between the wires (d = 20.0 cm).
magnitude
direction
μT
° from the positive x-axis
(b) Find the magnitude and direction of the magnetic field at point P, located d = 20.0 cm above the wire carrying the 5.45-A current.
magnitude
μT
direction
° to the left of the vertical
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