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Chapter 20 Problem 4P

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Problem 4P

(I) A 2.6-m length of horizontal wire carries a 4.5-A current toward the south. The dip angle of the Earth’s magnetic field makes an angle of 41° to the wire. Estimate the magnitude of the magnetic force on the wire due to the Earth’s magnetic field of 5.5 X 10-5 T.

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Title Physics: Principles with Applications 7 
Author Douglas C. Giancoli
ISBN 9780321625922

(I) A 2.6-m length of horizontal wire carries a 4.5-A

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