Step 1: Find the magnetic field due to the first wire
(8 A)The formula for the magnetic field at a distance
r from a straight wire carrying current
I is:
B=2πrμ0IFor the first wire:
I1=8 A,r1=4 cm=4×10−2 mSo,
B1=2π×4×10−2μ0×8(−k^) (The −k^ shows the direction of the field.) Step 2: Find the magnetic field due to the second wire (10 A)
The second wire has
I2=10 A and is
r2=5 cm=5×10−2 m away from the point. (Since the wires are 9 cm apart and the point is 4 cm from the first wire, it must be 5 cm from the second wire.)
So,
BII=2π×5×10−2μ0×10(−k^)Step 3: Add the two magnetic fields
Both fields point in the same direction
(−k^), so add their values:
Bnet=B1+BII=2π×10−2μ0[48+510](−k^)Calculate inside the brackets:
48=2,510=2So,
Bnet=2π×10−2μ0[2+2](−k^)=2π×10−2μ0⋅4(−k^)Step 4: Substitute the value of
μ0We know
μ0=4π×10−7 Tm/A.
So,
Bnet=2π×10−24π×10−7⋅4(−k^)The
π cancels:
24=2 So, =10−22×10−7×4(−k^)=10−28×10−7(−k^)=8×10−5 T(−k^)