A straight copper wire lies along the x-axis and has current of 1= 14.9 Arunning through it in the +x-direction. The wire is in the presence of auniform magnetic field, perpendicular to the current. There is a magneticforce per unit length on the wire of 0.129 N/m in the -y-direction.(a) What is the magnitude of the magnetic field (in mT) in the regionthrough which the current passes?(b) What is the direction of the magnetic field in the region through whichthe current passes?O +x-direction-x-directionO +y-direction-y-direction+z-directionO -z-direction

Force on a current carrying conductor is given by F = I(LxB)

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