Very simple combining fields question

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In summary, the combination of two magnetic fields can be represented as a right triangle, with the sum of the two vectors represented by the hypotenuse. The magnitude of the field can be found using the Pythagorean theorem and the direction can be determined using the arctan.
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Our book never says how to combine two magnetic fields so can someone just tell me how it works.

Say we have a 1.2 x 10^-5 T going down and the Earth's field 5.0 x 10^-5 T going right. Whats the field created by the two.
 
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Magnetic fields are vectors. that's why you are told both "1.2 x 10^-5" and "going down". They add like vectors.

You can represent this as a right triangle with legs of length 1.2 x 10^-5 (downward) and 5.0 x 10-5 (rightward). The sum of the two vectors is represented by the hypotenuse of that triangle. You can find the length by the Pythagorean theorem and the angle by using the arctan.
 
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Ah so the magnitude of the field will be the hypotenuse and the direction is from the arctan
 

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