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Magnetic field halfway between two parallel wires.

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Start date Dec 27, 2011
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vikramb4

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Dec 27, 2011

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two parallel wires 20 cm apart carry currents of 16 A in the same direction.what is the magnetic field halfway between them? why is this so?

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NascentOxygen

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Dec 27, 2011

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What are your thoughts on this?

chrisbaird

Dec 27, 2011

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Draw out the fields in a simple diagram and you will see you can take advantage of some symmetries.

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