Could I treat this as a closed loop?

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kikko

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Apr 26, 2013

Could I treat this picture as a closed loop? This is part of a much larger problem, so this is all I need to know. I think I can because the ends go off to infinity, but I'm not sure.

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What is it?

kikko

Apr 26, 2013

An infinitely long bent wire. Actually, I believe the answer is I can't treat it as a closed loop.

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