A long horizontal wire carries a current of 48 A. A second wire, made of 2.7...

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A long horizontal wire carries a current of 48 A. A second wire,made of 2.7 mm diameter copper wire and parallel to the first, iskept in suspension magnetically 15 cm below. Determine themagnitude of the current in the lower wire. Determine the directionof the current in the lower wire. IS IT IN STABLE EQUILIBRIUM?

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Magnetic force between two wire separated by a distance r isgiven bywhere i1 and i2 are the current through the wiresThe second wire is    See Answer
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