Calculating Induced EMF in a Coil with Uniform Magnetic Field

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I have a homework problem where there is a long copper wire around a toilet paper roll that is placed in a uniform magnetic field. The axis of the roll is aligned with the field.
I am given the radius of the roll, strength of the field, and a velocity at which the wire is unrolled.
How do i calculate the magnitude of the EMF induced in the wire??
 
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Note that as it's said in Faraday's Law EMF is equal to d(N*magnetic_flux)/dt where N is a total amount of wire turns and magnetic_flux is per each one.

In your example your, magnetic_flux is const. and equal to BS=pi (r)^2 B. And only N changes in time. Try to think about dependence between N and time
 
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