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. 29-54a, wire 1 consists of a circular arc and two radial lengths; it carries current i1 ! 0.50 A in the direction indicated. Wire 2, shown in cross section, is long, straight, and perpendicular to the plane of the figure. Its distance from the center of the arc is equal to the radius R of the arc, and it carries a current i2 that can be varied. The two currents set up a net magnetic field at the center of the arc. Figure 29-54b gives the square of the fields magnitude B2 plotted versus the square of the current . The vertical scale is set by What angle is subtended by the arc? Bs 2 ! 10.0 $ 10%10T2
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The first step in solving 29 problem number 26 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: In Fig. 29-54a, wire 1 consists of a circular arc and two radial lengths; it carries current i1 ! 0.50 A in the direction indicated. Wire 2, shown in cross section, is long, straight, and perpendicular to the plane of the figure. Its distance from the center of the arc is equal to the radius R of the arc, and it carries a current i2 that can be varied. The two currents set up a net magnetic field at the center of the arc. Figure 29-54b gives the square of the fields magnitude B2 plotted versus the square of the current . The vertical scale is set by What angle is subtended by the arc? Bs 2 ! 10.0 $ 10%10T2
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