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jumbogala
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Homework Statement
What is the magnetic field strength and direction at a point 4.0 cm above a wire that carries 12 A of current (the current goes toward the left).
Homework Equations
Magnetic field due to a current = {(1.26E-6 Tm/A)(I)(s x r)} / {(4pi)(r2)}
Note : s x r is a vector cross product and r here should have a hat over it.
The r in the denominator is just a radius.
The Attempt at a Solution
I am looking at the formula above and I'm not sure what s and r hat are.
Radius I guess would be 4.0 cm, and I think r hat would just be straight down (because doesn't it point from wherever you're calculating the field to the wire?)
But s... I have no idea what that is. Any ideas?