Why is the formula for magnetic field not divided by length in this image?

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http://i26.tinypic.com/250tkyh.jpg

the formula for magnetic field
is like they show but its not divided by l
like they did

i can't see a reason why they present it that way
??
 
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You mean in the equation for [itex]M[/itex]?

If so, [itex]M[/itex] is the mutual inductance and by definition,

[tex]\Phi_{\text{total}}=MI\implies M=\frac{\Phi_{\text{total}}}{I}[/tex]
 
no
i am asking about the previous step
when they found the magnetic field
and the expression has l in the denominator

why??
 
Sorry, the lower case 'L' in your post looked a lot like an upper case 'i' the first time i read it...

[tex]\frac{N_b}{l}[/tex] would give you th number of turns per unit length in the solenoid, which is what [itex]n[/itex] represents in the version you are probably used to seeing: [itex]B=\mu_0 n I[/itex].