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AP Physics C: E&M
12.3 Magnetic Fields of Current-Carrying Wires and the Biot-Savart Law
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Top view of two parallel wires carrying equal currents in opposite directions.
Top view of two parallel wires carrying equal currents in opposite directions.
Two long, straight parallel wires in the plane of the page are separated by a distance \(2d\). Wire 1 carries a current \(I\) directed toward the top of the page, and Wire 2 carries an equal current \(I\) directed toward the bottom of the page. Point \(P_1\) is located halfway between the wires. Point \(P_2\) is located a distance \(d\) to the left of Wire 1, and Point \(P_3\) is located a distance \(d\) to the right of Wire 2. Which of the following correctly ranks the magnitudes of the net magnetic fields \(B_1\), \(B_2\), and \(B_3\) at points \(P_1\), \(P_2\), and \(P_3\), respectively?

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