Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
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Chapter 22 - Magnetism - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 794: 48

Answer

$F=2.6N$ As the wires attract, the direction of force is towards each other.

Work Step by Step

We know that $F=\frac{\mu_{\circ}I_1I_2}{2\pi d}L$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $F=\frac{(4\pi\times 10^{-7})(110)^2}{2\pi(0.25)}\times (270)$ $F=2.6N$ As the wires attract, the direction of force is towards each other.
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