) What is the direction of the magnetic field at location P? +x direction -x direction +y direction -y direction +z direction -z direction no field present

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(b) What is the direction of the magnetic field at location P?
+x direction
-x direction
+y direction
-y direction
+z direction
-z direction
no field present
Transcribed Image Text:(b) What is the direction of the magnetic field at location P? +x direction -x direction +y direction -y direction +z direction -z direction no field present
Magnetic field of a current
A thin wire is part of a complete electrical circuit which carries a current I. For this problem consider only the piece of wire of length d as shown in the figure below. Answer the following questions
based on this figure.
C
+x direction
-x direction
-(-w.h.0)
(a) What are the magnitude and direction of the magnetic field due to the wire at Q (location <-w, 0, 0>)?
O +y direction
O y direction
O +z direction.
O z direction
Ono field present
h
*(-2,0,0)
Transcribed Image Text:Magnetic field of a current A thin wire is part of a complete electrical circuit which carries a current I. For this problem consider only the piece of wire of length d as shown in the figure below. Answer the following questions based on this figure. C +x direction -x direction -(-w.h.0) (a) What are the magnitude and direction of the magnetic field due to the wire at Q (location <-w, 0, 0>)? O +y direction O y direction O +z direction. O z direction Ono field present h *(-2,0,0)
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