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A straight wire carries a 10.0-A current (Fig. ). ABCDis a rectangle with point D n the middle of a 1.10-m segment of the wire and point C in the wire. Find the magnitude and direction of the magnetic field due to this segment at

(a) point A;

(b) point B;

(c) point C.

Short Answer

Expert verified
  1. 4.40×10-7Tk^
  2. 1.67×10-8Tk^
  3. 0 (zero).

Step by step solution

01

Solving part (a) of the problem.

The current element is shown in red in Fig. 1 and points in the +r-direction (the direction of the current), sodl→=1.10mmi^. The unit vector r^for each field point is directed from the current element (at D) toward that point: f is in the +y-direction for point A, at an angle 0 above the +r-direction for point B, and in the +r-direction for point C.

At point A,r^=j^, so

B→=μ04πldl→×r^r2=μ04πldl→ι^×j^r2=μ04πldl4πr2k^=10-7T.m/A10.0A1.10×10-3m5.00×10-2m2k^=4.40×10-7Tk^

The direction of at A is out of the x-y-plane of Fig.1

02

Solving part (b) of the problem.

From Fig.1 the distance from D to B is

r^=r→/r14.0i^+5.00j^/14.9cm=0.940i^+0.336j^From Eq

B→=μ04πldl→r2=μ04πldli^×0.940i^+0.336j^r2=μ0l4πdl0.336r2k^=10-7T.m/A10.0A1.10±10-3m0.336221×10-2m2k^=1.67×10-8Tk^

The direction of B→at B is out of the x-y plane of Fig.1

03

Solving part (c) of the problem.

At C,r^=i^ , so the cross productdl→=dli^×i^=0 andB→=0 thus.

The magnetic field lines caused by a straight wire are circles centered on the wire and lying in a plane perpendicular to it, and the direction of B→is given by the right-hand rule; coming out of the page.B→ has its greatest magnitude at points lying in the plane perpendicular to the segment length dl→(in red in Fig. 1) because there 0 = 90° and sin 0 = 1; indeed, B is greater at A (where θ= 90°) than at B (where 0 <θ <90°) than at C (where θ= 0°), as the answers of step (1). (2) and (3) show.

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