A surveyor is using a magnetic compass 6.1 m below a power line in which there is a steady current of 100 A. (a) What is the magnetic field at the site of the compass due to the power line? (b) Will this field interfere seriously with the compass reading? The horizontal component of Earths magnetic field at the site is 20 mT.
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In Fig. 29-41, a wire forms a semicircle of radius R ! 9.26 cm and two (radial) straight segments each of length L ! 13.1 cm. The wire carries current i ! 34.8 mA. What are the (a) magnitude and (b) direction (into or out of the page) of the net magnetic field at the semicircles center of curvature C?
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