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Two long parallel wires 20 cm apart carry currents of 5.0 A and8.0 A in opposite directions. At what point is the net magneticfield due to the two of them zero?

12 cm from th3 8-A wire

53 cm from the 5-A wire

33 cm from the 8-A wire

There is no point where the net magnetic field is zero.

33 cm from the 5-A wire

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