Three long parallel wires are 3.5 cm from one another. (Looking along them, they

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Three long parallel wires are 3.5 cm from one another. (Looking along them, they are at three corners of an equilateral triangle.) The current in each wire is 8.00 A , but its direction in wire M is opposite to that in wires N and P (see the figure).

Part C

Determine the magnitude of magnetic force per unit length on wire N due to the other two.

Express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units.

Part D

Determine the direction of magnetic force per unit length on wire N due to the other two.

Express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units.

Part E

Determine the magnitude of magnetic force per unit length on wire P due to the other two.

Express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units.

Part F

Determine the direction of magnetic force per unit length on wire P due to the other two.

Express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units.

Explanation / Answer

Ftot on M due to N and P

|F2| / L = |F3| / L = [muo I1 I2] / [2 (pi) r]

|F2| / L = (2 * 10 -7 *8 * 8) / (0.035) N/m = 3.66 * 10-4 N/m

Ftot on M points up, since the sideways components cancel

|Ftot| = 2 | F2 | cos 30o = 6.32 x 10-4 N

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| Ftot | on N due to M and P

By symmetry, | Ftot | = 60o

| Ftot | / L = (|Ftot|y / L) sin(60o) / L

| Ftot | / L = 3.66 * 10-4 N/m

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similarly, the force on P is 60o

| Ftot | / L = 3.66 * 10-4 N/m

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