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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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A set of perpendicular horizontal and vertical axes intersecting at a central origin point, labeled x on the right end and y on the upper end. A single solid circle of radius R is centered at the origin in the xy-plane. A dashed straight line segment extends from the origin to a point on the circle in the first quadrant, making an angle labeled \theta with the positive x-axis. At this point on the circle, a short solid arrow tangent to the circle points counterclockwise, labeled d\vec{\ell}. A curved arrow along the circumference indicates the counterclockwise current flow labeled I(\theta). A dot at the center marks the origin. No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
A circular wire loop in the xy-plane with an azimuthally varying current.
A thin circular wire of radius \(R\) lies in the \(xy\)-plane centered at the origin. A steady current flows counterclockwise around the wire such that the current magnitude as a function of the azimuthal angle \(\theta\) (measured counterclockwise from the positive \(x\)-axis) is given by \(I(\theta) = I_0 \cos^2\theta\), where \(I_0\) is a positive constant. Which of the following expressions represents the correct integral setup using the Biot–Savart law to determine the magnetic field vector \(\vec{B}\) at the origin?

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