Consider two long parallel wires each carrying a current I and in the same direction as the z-axis. The wires cross the xy-plane at x = (a, 0) and at x =( -a, 0) . Calculate the magnetic field at a point (x,y,0) in the xy plane .One wire is at x = - a and theother at x = + a (both parallel to z-axis.)

Consider two long parallel wires each carrying a current I and in the same direction as the z-axis. The wires cross the xy-plane at x = (a, 0) and at x =( -a, 0) . Calculate the magnetic field at a point (x,y,0) in the xy plane .One wire is at x = - a and theother at x = + a (both parallel to z-axis.)

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

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Chapter22: Magnetic Forces And Magnetic Fields

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