Figure 29-23 shows three circuits, each consisting of two radial lengths and two concentric circular arcs, one of radius r and the other of radius R > r. The circuits have the same current through them and the same angle between the two radial lengths. Rank the circuits according to the magnitude of the net magnetic field at the center, greatest first.
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Two long wires lie in an xy plane, and each carries a current in the positive direction of the x axis. Wire 1 is at y = 10.0 cm and carries 6.00 A; wire 2 is at y = 5.00 cm and carries 10.0 A. (a) In unitvector notation, what is the net magnetic field B at the origin? (b) At what value of y does B = O? (c) If the current in wire 1 is reversed, at what value of y does B = O?
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The first step in solving 29 problem number 66 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: Two long wires lie in an xy plane, and each carries a current in the positive direction of the x axis. Wire 1 is at y = 10.0 cm and carries 6.00 A; wire 2 is at y = 5.00 cm and carries 10.0 A. (a) In unitvector notation, what is the net magnetic field B at the origin? (b) At what value of y does B = O? (c) If the current in wire 1 is reversed, at what value of y does B = O?
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