Physics for Scientists and Engineers
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Author: Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett
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Chapter 29, Problem 12P
(a)
To determine
The magnitude of current in the second wire.
(b)
To determine
The direction of the currents in the wires.
(c)
To determine
What would happen if the direction of one current be reversed and double.
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