Derive Ampere's law from Biot-Savart law?

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Ampere's law can be derived from the Biot-Savart law by first calculating the magnetic field generated by a current-carrying wire. By evaluating the line integral of this magnetic field around a closed path that encircles the wire, one can demonstrate that the result corresponds to the current flowing through the wire. This approach avoids the use of vector calculus and relies on the principles of electromagnetism. The linearity of Maxwell's equations further supports this derivation. Ultimately, this method illustrates the relationship between magnetic fields and electric currents.
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In Serway physics, ampere derived Ampere's law(integral B dot ds=uI) with work done on the magnetic charge by magnetic field.(similear with E dot ds)
Without using vector calculus, how can derive Ampere's law from Biot-Savart law?
 
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Take a wire and calculate its magnetic field. Then calculate the line integral of that magnetic field around a path which encloses a surface that the wire penetrates and show that this will give you the current back. The linearity of Maxwell's equations do the rest.
 
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