Physics Help Forum [SOLVED] Current-carrying loop

Mar 15th 2010, 04:03 PM   #1
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[SOLVED] Current-carrying loop

Consider the current-carrying loop shown in the figure, formed of radial lines and segments of circles whose centers are at point P. Find the magnitude and direction of B at P.
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Mar 15th 2010, 05:31 PM   #2
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 Originally Posted by greencheeseca Consider the current-carrying loop shown in the figure, formed of radial lines and segments of circles whose centers are at point P. Find the magnitude and direction of B at P.
You can solve the problem quite easily with a straightforward use of Biot-Savart's law. What you have tried so far?
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 Mar 15th 2010, 05:47 PM #3 Junior Member   Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 5 already solved.. people at yahoo are faster at helping than here :-P thanks, anyway.
Mar 15th 2010, 05:59 PM   #4
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 Originally Posted by greencheeseca already solved.. people at yahoo are faster at helping than here :-P thanks, anyway.
There are more people there, I don't think they are faster. They usually solve the whole problem for you, so that you don't have to make a single effort except for writing down the question. Here we have a different way to help you. We get you started and we go through the problem with you. It takes more time, but we believe it's a better way for you to learn physics.
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