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Two parallel long wires carry currents and with . When the currents are in the same direction, the magnetic field at a point midway between the wires is and when the direction of is reversed, the field becomes . The ratio is
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When currents are in the same direction,

is into the plane and is up the plane at point .
......(1)
When the direction is reversed,

Both and are into the plane.
......(2)
From (1) and (2)
and

is into the plane and is up the plane at point .
......(1)
When the direction is reversed,

Both and are into the plane.
......(2)
From (1) and (2)
and
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