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Three long wires are connected to a meterstick and hang downfreely. Wire 1 hangs from the 50-cm mark at the center of themeterstick and carries 1.50 A of current upward. Wire 2 hangs fromthe 70-cm mark and carries 4.00 A of current downward. Wire 3 is tobe attached to the meterstick and to carry a specific current, andwe want to attach it at a location that results in each wireexperiencing no net force. (a) [8 pts.] Determine the position ofwire 3. (b) [8 pts.] Determine the magnitude and direction ofcurrent in wire 3.

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