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AP Physics 2
12.3 Magnetism and Current-Carrying Wires
12.1 Magnetic Fields
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Three wires carrying current perpendicular to the xy-plane.
Three wires carrying current perpendicular to the xy-plane.
Three long, straight, parallel wires are oriented perpendicular to the \(xy\)-plane, each located at a distance \(d\) from the origin along a coordinate axis. Wire 1 passes through \((d, 0)\) and carries a current \(I\) out of the page (\(+z\)-direction). Wire 2 passes through \((0, d)\) and carries a current \(I\) into the page (\(-z\)-direction). Wire 3 passes through \((-d, 0)\) and carries a current \(2I\) out of the page (\(+z\)-direction). What is the magnitude of the net magnetic field \(\vec{B}_{\text{net}}\) at the origin \((0,0)\)?

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