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Andy111
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Homework Statement
A segment of wire carries a current of 62 A along the x-axis from x=-6m to x=0 and then along the z-axis from z=0 to z=2.9m. The magnetic field is equal to 110 mT in the positive z direction.
What is the magnitude of the force on this segment of wire? Answer in units of N.
Homework Equations
F=ILBsin[tex]\theta[/tex]
F= magnetic force
I= current
L= length of wire
B= magnetic field
sin[tex]\theta[/tex] = the angle
The Attempt at a Solution
First I tried finding the length of the hypotenuse of the wire and the angle, then use the other given variables to solve for F, but I didn't think that was right.