College Physics (10th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
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Chapter 20, Problem 44P
If the magnetic field due to a long, straight, current-carrying wire has a magnitude B at a distance R from the wire’s center, how far away must you be (in terms of R) for the magnetic field to decrease to B/3?
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