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Homework Statement
Problem as given: A three-dimensional wire of infinite length carries a current I0 starting at (-∞,0,0) along a straight line to (0,0,0), bending and traveling along a straight line to (0,1,0), then bending and traveling to (0,1,1) and finally bending and traveling out to (∞,1,1). Determine the magnetic field at (0,0,1).
Homework Equations
Possibly using |B| = μ0I/2∏r ? Not sure whether/how to combine the fields of the different segments using this general formula for the B-field of a current carrying wire.
The Attempt at a Solution
I haven't seen a problem like this in our class, so I'm mostly fishing for a start. I am aware of finding the magnetic B field of a current carrying wire using the equation above, but we never talked about a wire oriented in space with coordinates as such. To start, I would assume the wire is bent at a 90 degree angle at each given point where applicable, find the magnetic field of each segment, and from there I am not too sure where to go.