Consider a current-carrying wire of length L carrying a current of magnitude I from left to right. What is the magnetic field contribution dB⃗  at point P, with coordinates (x,y), due to the current element dl→ at point A, with coordinates (a,0)? Assume that y is positive.

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Consider a current-carrying wire of length L carrying a current of magnitude I from left to right. What is the magnetic field contribution dB⃗  at point P, with coordinates (x,y), due to the current element dl→ at point A, with coordinates (a,0)? Assume that y is positive.

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