Three long straight wires are directed into the page. They each carry equal currents in...

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Three long straight wires are directed into the page. They each carry equal currents in the directions shown in the figure. The lower two wires are attached to a table. The upper wire is in the middle above them as shown, gravity is acting on it vertically. Is it possible for this wire to "float" so to form a triangle (as shown) with the lower wires? Explain your reasoning in details, showing how you have applied the appropriate physics principle and/or laws.

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