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it does, but it doesn't cover this type of question.

there is no diagram, that is all the information given about the problem. i copied the problem word for word out of the book.

Homework Statement A compas needle points 20 degrees East of North outdoors. However, when it is placed 8cm to the east of a vertical wire inside a building, it points 55 degrees east of north. what is the magnitude and the direction of the current in the wire? the Earth's field is 5.0E-5...

thanks so much! that makes a lot more sense now. i couldn't figure out the paths, and tried almost everything. i am at boulder high, just down the street.

Homework Statement Determine the magnitude and directions of the currents through r1 and r2 in the diagram below. Homework Equations V=IR here is the schematic, i hope you can get the idea of the circuit from it: The Attempt at a Solution so i found the current through r2...

ok i got it. i just made a stupid mistake in solving the problem. thanks

so i have some questions on how to set up this one problem on my homework. Here is the problem: A person sees a heavy stone strike the concrete pavement. A moment later, two wounds are heard from the impace: one travels through the concrete and the other through air, and the sounds are heard...