A horizontal power line carries a current of 6890 A from south to north. Earth's magnetic field (56.7 µT) is directed toward the north and is inclined downward at 67.0° to the horizontal. Find the (a) magnitude and (b) direction of the magnetic force on 120 m of the line due to Earth's field. (a) Number i Units
A horizontal power line carries a current of 6890 A from south to north. Earth's magnetic field (56.7 µT) is directed toward the north and is inclined downward at 67.0° to the horizontal. Find the (a) magnitude and (b) direction of the magnetic force on 120 m of the line due to Earth's field. (a) Number i Units
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![A horizontal power line carries a current of 6890 A from south to north. Earth's magnetic field (56.7 µT) is directed toward the north
and is inclined downward at 67.0° to the horizontal. Find the (a) magnitude and (b) direction of the magnetic force on 120 m of the line
due to Earth's field.
(a) Number i
Units](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fdecc9890-386a-480e-a6fb-c2ba07a87064%2F0bd79f3e-24f2-432e-8424-a152232ecbb0%2Fg3jm84i_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A horizontal power line carries a current of 6890 A from south to north. Earth's magnetic field (56.7 µT) is directed toward the north
and is inclined downward at 67.0° to the horizontal. Find the (a) magnitude and (b) direction of the magnetic force on 120 m of the line
due to Earth's field.
(a) Number i
Units
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