Current needed for suspended 1.1 mm copper wire between two current-carrying wires

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In the figure the top wire is 1.1 -diameter copper wire and is suspended in air due to the two magnetic forces from the bottom two wires. The current is 50 in each of the two bottom wires.

Calculate the required current flow in the suspended wire.
i have been working on it for a long t,me.if one who knows a solution appear, i will be happy
 
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  • Diagram of an equilateral triangle with a wire labelled M at the top and wires N and P at the bottom corners; each side is labelled 3.5 cm. M shows a dot (current out of page) and N and P show crosses (current into page).
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