Finding current in a parralle wire

[monke]

Homework Statement

two long straight parallel wires separated by 8.0 cm carry currents of equal magnitude but heading in opposite directions. Wires are perpendicular to the plane of the page. Point P is 2cm form wire 1. magnetic field at P = 0.01 T directed downward ( neg y direction). Calc Current in wire 1 and its direction.

Homework Equations

B= (μ.I)/2 pi r where mu not is 4pi X 10^-7 and r is the distance of the mag field from the wire.

The Attempt at a Solution

I tried using the given information and instead of solving for B solve for I (current) However my answer was incorrect.

Did i miss a step?

Thank You

 

[Fightfish]

You have not been very clear in showing your entire approach.
However, I believe that the likely mistake that you made is overlooking the fact that the magnetic field of 0.01 T at P is the superposition of the individual magnetic fields from wires 1 and 2. Thus,
B_{p} = \frac{μ I}{2 \pi r_{1}} + \frac{μ I}{2 \pi r_{2}}
where r_{1} denotes distance from wire 1 to P and r_{2} denotes distance from wire 2 to P.

 

[monke]

Thank you :) that's helps a ton