At a certain location, Earth's magnetic field of 54 µT is horizontal and directed due north. Suppose the net field is zero exactly 11 cm above a long, straight, horizontal wire that carries a constant current. What are (a) the magnitude of the current and (b) the angle between the current direction and due north? (a) Number i Units (b) Number i Units

At a certain location, Earth's magnetic field of 54 µT is horizontal and directed due north. Suppose the net field is zero exactly 11 cm above a long, straight, horizontal wire that carries a constant current. What are (a) the magnitude of the current and (b) the angle between the current direction and due north? (a) Number i Units (b) Number i Units

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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