Consider two two long, straight, parallel, current-carrying wires, separated by a distance d = 4.5 cm, as shown in the figure. The left wire is directed out of the page with current I1, and the right wire is directed into the page with current I2. The point P is a distance d from both wires, so the wires and the point form an equilateral triangle. If both wires are carrying a current of 3.5 A, what is the magnitude of the magnetic field, in teslas, at point P? If the current from the left wire is 3.5 A and the current from the right is 13.5 A, what is the magnitude of the magnetic field, in teslas, at point P?
1. Consider two two long, straight, parallel, current-carrying wires, separated by a distance d = 4.5 cm, as shown in the figure. The left wire is directed out of the page with current I1, and the right wire is directed into the page with current I2. The point P is a distance d from both wires, so the wires and the point form an equilateral triangle.
If both wires are carrying a current of 3.5 A, what is the magnitude of the magnetic field, in teslas, at point P?
If the current from the left wire is 3.5 A and the current from the right is 13.5 A, what is the magnitude of the magnetic field, in teslas, at point P?
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1. Consider two two long, straight, parallel, current-carrying wires, separated by a distance d = 4.5 cm, as shown in the figure. The left wire is directed out of the page with current I1, and the right wire is directed into the page with current I2. The point P is a distance d from both wires, so the wires and the point form an equilateral triangle.
If both wires are carrying a current of 3.5 A, what is the magnitude of the magnetic field, in teslas, at point P?
If the current from the left wire is 3.5 A and the current from the right is 13.5 A, what is the magnitude of the magnetic field, in teslas, at point P?
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