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## GR0877 Problem 38

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SOLUTION: (E) Magnetic field at distance a from a wire carrying a current $I$ is $\displaystyle B = \frac{\mu_0 I}{2\pi a}$. From the picture (and right-hand rule) it is obvious that the magnetic field at point $P$ due to the horizontal wire has the same magnitude, but opposite direction, than of the magnetic field at this point due to the vertical wire. Thus, the net magnetic field is zero.

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1. 09.11.2012 at 06:55

Shouldn’t the two magnetic fields add together, making the answer I*mu_0/pi*a in z-direction (C) ? Maybe there is something I am missing here.

2. 10.11.2012 at 05:37

b field point in opposite directions