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A conductor wire carrying current i is placed parallel to a long conducting sheet having a current per unit width j0 and width d, as shown in the figure. the force per unit length on the conductor wire will be

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Options:
  • A μ0j0iπtan-1d2h-k^
  • B μ0j0iπtan-12hd-k^
  • C j0iμ0πtan-12hd-k^
  • D j0iμ0πtan-1d2h-k^
Solution:
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The correct answer is: μ0j0iπtan-1d2h-k^


F = 2 dF sin θ

   = 2 μ 0 4 π 2 j 0 dx . i h 2 + x 2 . sin θ

   = μ 0 π j 0 i dx h 2 + x 2 · h h 2 + x 2 MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaaguart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLnhiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq=Jc9vqaqpepm0xbba9pwe9Q8fs0=yqaqpepae9pg0FirpepeKkFr0xfr=xfr=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@51FD@

  = μ 0 π j 0 i · h 0 d / 2 dx h 2 + x 2

  = μ 0 π j 0 ih 1 h tan -1 x h 0 d / 2

F = μ 0 j 0 i π tan -1 d 2h - k ^

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