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Homework Statement
A long straight wire on the z-axis carries a current of 3.0 A in the positive direction. A circular loop in the xy-plane, of radius 10 cm, carries a 5.0-A current, as shown. Point P, at the center of the loop, is 25 cm from the z-axis.
A circular coil of four turns, 2 cm in diameter, is placed in the xy-plane with its center at P. The magnetic flux through the coil is closest to:
a)4.9 x 10-9 Wb
b)9.9 x 10-9 Wb
c)4.0 x 10-9 Wb
d)1.5 x 10-9 Wb
e)2.0 x 10-9 Wb
Homework Equations
[tex]B=\frac{\mu_{0}Ia^2}{2(x^2+a^2)^{3/2}}[/tex] (on the axis of a circular loop)[tex]B=\frac{\mu_{0}NI}{2a}[/tex] (at the center of N circular loops)[tex]\Phi=\int[/tex]B*dA (magnetic flux)
The Attempt at a Solution
So I tried finding the magnetic flux of the loop first in the image given. First I needed the field of the loop:
Using the first formula, I used I = 5 A, x = .25 m, a = .01 m. My final answer resulted in : 2.01E-8 T
Then, I used the formula for magnetic flux, using 2.01E-8 T for B, and the area of this circle.
Area of circle: [tex]2\pi*r^2[/tex], where r will be .01
[tex]2\pi*.01^2[/tex] = 6.28E-4
so
[tex]\Phi[/tex] = 2.01E-8 * 6.28 E-4 = 1.26 E -11
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I figure that somehow, I needed the magnetic flux of the loop to figure out what the flux of the coil would be. Am I even approaching this correctly?