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Homework Statement
A metal rectangle is close to a long straight current carrying wire, with 2 sides parallel to the wire. If the current in the wire is decreasing, the rectangle is
Homework Equations
Lenz's Law: the direction of any magnetic induction effect is such to oppose the cause of the effect
The Attempt at a Solution
The field of the wire is decreasing; therefore, the current through the wire is traveling in the same direction. If current is moving in the same direction, the wires attract each other. I feel like I am missing something.