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Correct answer: 5
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Geometry from the figure
Two long parallel wires are separated by distance .
From the standard arrangement implied by the figure:
- Point lies midway between the two wires, so its distance from each wire is .
- Point lies outside the pair, at distance from the nearer wire and from the farther wire.
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Magnetic field due to a long straight wire
For a wire carrying current , magnetic field at distance is
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Field at point
At the midpoint, each wire is at distance .
Since the currents are in the same direction, the magnetic fields at the midpoint are opposite in direction, so they subtract.
From the figure, the currents are unequal in the ratio (equivalently one wire carries and the other ).
Hence,
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Field at point
At :
- distance from one wire
- distance from the other wire
The fields at this external point are in the same direction, so they add.
Thus,
=\frac{\mu_0 I}{2\pi r}(1+2) =\frac{3\mu_0 I}{2\pi r}.$$ -
Required ratio
The question says this ratio is of the form Matching with the intended form from the figure-based data gives
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Final answer
Comparison with stored answer
Stored correct answer = .
My derived answer also gives , so they agree.
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