The figure below shows two parallel, straight wires that are very long. The wires are separated by a distance of 0.0800 m and carry currents of I1 = 5.50 A and I2 = 8.00 A. Find the magnitude and direction of the force that the magnetic field of wire 1 applies to a 1.5−m section of wire 2 when the currents have (a) opposite and (b) the same directions. (a) (b) (a) Two long, parallel wires carrying currents I1 and I2 in opposite directions repel each other. (b) The wires attract each other when the currents are in the same direction. (a) Direction Number Units (b) Direction Number Units

The figure below shows two parallel, straight wires that are very long. The wires are separated by a distance of 0.0800 m and carry currents of I1 = 5.50 A and I2 = 8.00 A. Find the magnitude and direction of the force that the magnetic field of wire 1 applies to a 1.5−m section of wire 2 when the currents have (a) opposite and (b) the same directions. (a) (b) (a) Two long, parallel wires carrying currents I1 and I2 in opposite directions repel each other. (b) The wires attract each other when the currents are in the same direction. (a) Direction Number Units (b) Direction Number Units

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The figure below shows two parallel, straight wires that are very long. The wires are separated by a distance of 0.0800 m and carry currents of I 1 = 5.50 A and I 2 = 8.00 A . Find the magnitude and direction of the force that the magnetic field of wire 1 applies to a 1.5 m section of wire 2 when the currents have (a) opposite and (b) the same directions. (a) (b) (a) Two long, parallel wires carrying currents I 1 and I 2 in opposite directions repel each other. (b) The wires attract each other when the currents are in the same direction. (a) Direction Number i Units (b) Direction Number i Units

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