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JEE Advanced2022Paper 2PHY-III
Q.

Which one of the following options represents the magnetic field at due to the current flowing in the given wire segments lying on the plane?

  1. A

  2. B

  3. C

  4. D

Solution

Compute the contribution from each segment and add as vectors along .

Semicircle of radius centered at : .

Quarter circle of radius centered at : .

Long straight segment at perpendicular distance from , contributing only over a finite arc that subtends a angle at (so ): .

By right-hand rule the currents in all three pieces produce a field into the page ().

Sum: . Option (C).

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