{"id":3126,"date":"2018-06-15T00:32:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T07:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/?p=3126"},"modified":"2018-06-15T00:32:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-15T07:32:00","slug":"magnetic-field-produced-by-two-parallel-current-carrying-wires-problems-and-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/magnetic-field-produced-by-two-parallel-current-carrying-wires-problems-and-solutions.htm","title":{"rendered":"Magnetic field produced by two parallel current-carrying wires &#8211; problems and solutions","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">1. Two long parallel wires carrying the same currents, <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">3-A. If the <a href=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/distance-and-displacement-problems-and-solutions.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">distance<\/a> between both wires is 40 cm, determine <a href=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/magnetic-field-produced-by-two-parallel-current-carrying-wires-problems-and-solutions.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the magnetic field<\/a> at point P. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">\u03bc<\/span><\/span><sub><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\">o<\/span><\/sub><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> = 4<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">\u03c0 x<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> 10<\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">\u22127<\/span><\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> Wb A<\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> m<\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><u>Known :<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3131\" src=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Magnetic-field-produced-by-two-parallel-current-carrying-wires-problems-and-solutions-1.png\" alt=\"Magnetic field produced by two parallel current-carrying wires - problems and solutions 1\" width=\"94\" height=\"102\" \/><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/electric-currents-electric-charges-problems-and-solutions.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Electric current<\/a> (I) = 3-A<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Distance between wire 1 and 2 (r<\/span><\/span><\/span><sub><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\">12<\/span><\/span><\/sub><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">) = 40 cm = 0.4 m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Distance between wire 1 and P (r<\/span><\/span><\/span><sub><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\">1P<\/span><\/span><\/sub><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">) = 30 cm = 0.3 m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Distance between wire 2 and P (r<\/span><\/span><\/span><sub><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\">2P<\/span><\/span><\/sub><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">) = 40 \u2013 30 = 10 cm = 0.1 m<\/span><\/span><\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">\u00b5<\/span><\/span><\/span><sub><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\">o<\/span><\/span><\/sub><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> = 4\u03c0 x 10<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">-7<\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> Wb.A<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">-1<\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">.m<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">-1<\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><u>Wanted :<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> Magnetic field at point P<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><u>Solution :<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><u>Magnetic field produced by wire 1 (left)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> :<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3127\" src=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Magnetic-field-produced-by-two-parallel-current-carrying-wires-problems-and-solutions-2.png\" alt=\"Magnetic field produced by two parallel current-carrying wires - problems and solutions 2\" width=\"183\" height=\"119\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><u>Magnetic field produced by wire 2 (right)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> :<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3128\" src=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Magnetic-field-produced-by-two-parallel-current-carrying-wires-problems-and-solutions-3.png\" alt=\"Magnetic field produced by two parallel current-carrying wires - problems and solutions 3\" width=\"178\" height=\"116\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Magnetic field at point P :<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">B<\/span><\/span><\/span><sub><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\">P<\/span><\/span><\/sub><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> = B<\/span><\/span><\/span><sub><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\">2<\/span><\/span><\/sub><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> \u2013 B<\/span><\/span><\/span><sub><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\">1<\/span><\/span><\/sub><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> = 6 x 10<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">-6<\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> \u2013 2 x 10<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">-6<\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">B<\/span><\/span><\/span><sub><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\">P<\/span><\/span><\/sub><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> = 4 x 10<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">-6<\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> Tesla<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">2. A long wire carrying current <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">2-A. Determine magnitude and direction of magnetic field at point P. (\u03bc<\/span><\/span><sub><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\">o<\/span><\/sub><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> = 4\u03c0 x 10<\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">\u22127<\/span><\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> Wb A<\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> m<\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><u><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3129\" src=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Magnetic-field-produced-by-two-parallel-current-carrying-wires-problems-and-solutions-4.png\" alt=\"Magnetic field produced by two parallel current-carrying wires - problems and solutions 4\" width=\"81\" height=\"104\" \/>Known :<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Electric current (I) = 2 A<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Distance between wire and point P (r<\/span><\/span><\/span><sub><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\">P<\/span><\/span><\/sub><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">) = 4 cm = 0.04 m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">\u03bc<\/span><\/span><sub><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\">o<\/span><\/sub><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> = 4\u03c0 x 10<\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">\u22127<\/span><\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> Wb. A<\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> m<\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><u>Wanted :<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> Magnitude and direction of magnetic induction at point P<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><u>Solution :<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3130\" src=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Magnetic-field-produced-by-two-parallel-current-carrying-wires-problems-and-solutions-5.png\" alt=\"Magnetic field produced by two parallel current-carrying wires - problems and solutions 5\" width=\"178\" height=\"118\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Two long parallel wires carrying the same currents, 3-A. If the distance between both wires is 40 cm, determine the magnetic field at point P. \u03bco = 4\u03c0 x 10\u22127 Wb A\u22121 m\u22121. 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