Find the magnetic field at the point

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A long, straight wire carrying a 4.20 A current along the z-axis is analyzed to find the magnetic field at a point located 2 meters away in the x and y directions. The Biot-Savart Law is applied, but the integration limits and the treatment of the wire segment's length are debated, with suggestions that the wire's small length allows for simplification. Concerns arise about the calculated magnetic field magnitude of 8.4 x 10^-15 T, which seems inconsistent with previous results. The discussion emphasizes the need to correctly interpret the integration range and the nature of the function involved. Ultimately, the possibility of using Ampere's Law for a more straightforward solution is considered.
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Homework Statement


A long, straight wire lies along the z−axis and carries a 4.20 −A current in the +z−direction. Find the magnetic field (magnitude and direction) produced at the following points by a 0.400 −mm segment of the wire centered at the origin.

Homework Equations



## \vec B ## = 2 ## \frac {μ_0} {4π} ## ## \int_0^.0004 ## ## \frac {I*d\vec s \times \hat r} {r^2}##

x = 2 meters, y = 2meters, z=0

## d\vec s \times \hat r ## = ds*sin(Θ)

The Attempt at a Solution


I took the original equation, which is from the Biot-Savart Law, and simplified the cross product using the algebraic definition above, such that the problem simplifies into:

## \vec B ## = 2 ## \frac {μ_0 I} {4π} ## ## \int_0^.0004 ## ## \frac {ds*sin(Θ)} {r^2}##

Where the angle is that between the z-axis and the hypotenuse, such that sin(Θ) can be described as:
sin(Θ) = ##\frac {\sqrt (x^2+y^2)} {r}##

which gives

## \vec B ## = 2 ## \frac {μ_0 I \sqrt(8)} {4π} ## ## \int_0^.0004 ## ## \frac {ds} {\sqrt(s^2 +2^2 +2^2)^3}##

Which, when I solve gives me the answer for the magnitude and direction of the magnetic field of
##8.4*10^{-15} T## which doesn't seem right at all, since previous answers to some other parts of this problem were in around ^-11. Any help is greatly appreciated!
 
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It says centered at the origin, so I think your integration range is wrong.

The wire length is so small compared to √8 m that I don't think you need to integrate at all. Just treat the whole segment as being at the origin.
 
Since it it centered at the origin, the integration would be ##\int_-.0002^.0002 ## which I believed could be changed to 2 ##\int_0^.0004## Though that is wrong because the function is odd, not even.Also, since the wire length is so small compared to ##\sqrt 8##, would it be possible to solve this using Ampere's Law to find the magnitude?
 
Stendhal said:
the function is odd, not even.
No, it is even.
Stendhal said:
would it be possible to solve this using Ampere's Law to find the magnitude?
Just drop the s2 in the denominator, making it constant over the range. Assuming everything else is right.
 
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