Question

Two long straight wires carry currents perpendicular to the xy plane. One carries a current of 50 A and passes through the point x = 5.0 cm on the x axis. The second wire has a current of 80 A and passes through the point y = 4.0 cm on the y axis. What is the magnitude of the resulting magnetic field at the origin?

Answer 1

Answer:

450 x10^-6 T

Explanation:

We know that the magnetic of each wire is derived from

ByB= uoi/2pir

Thus B1= 4 x 3.14 x 10^-7 x50/( 2 x 3.142x 0.05)

= 0.2 x 10^ -3T

B2=

4 x 3.14 x 10^-7 x80/( 2 x 3.142x 0.04)

= 0.4 x 10^ -3T

So

(Bnet)² = (Bx)² + ( By)²

= (0.2² + 0.4²)mT

= 450 x10^-6T