Homework Help: Physics

Posted by Fatih on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 3:05pm.

A 3 m long wire carrying a current of 1 A through a magnetic field of magnitude 17 T experiences a force of 8 kN entirely due to the current passing through the magnetic field. what angle does the wire make with the magnetic field?

Physics - drwls, Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 3:54pm
sinA = F/(B*I*L) = 8000/(17*1*3)

solve for angle A

Since A has a sine > 1, something is wrong with this question. With that B field and currint, a force that large is not possible. Are you sure you copied the problem correctly?

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