Two current-carrying wires A and B lie parallel to the y-axis in the x-y plane. The currents in A and B are 5 A and 10 A, respectively, and they are separated by a distance of 25 cm. For the force that A exerts on B to decrease by a factor of 2, by how much does their separation have to change by? O 25 cm O 12.5 cm O 50 cm O 15 cm O 20 cm

Two current-carrying wires A and B lie parallel to the y-axis in the x-y plane. The currents in A and B are 5 A and 10 A, respectively, and they are separated by a distance of 25 cm. For the force that A exerts on B to decrease by a factor of 2, by how much does their separation have to change by? O 25 cm O 12.5 cm O 50 cm O 15 cm O 20 cm

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Two current-carrying wires A and B lie parallel to the y-axis in the x-y plane. The currents in A and B are 5 A and 10 A, respectively, and they are separated by a distance of 25 cm. For the force that A exerts on B to decrease by a factor of 2, by
how much does their separation have to change by?
O 25 cm O 12.5 cm O 50 cm O 15 cm O 20 cm

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