A long, straight wire carries a current of 20 A as shown in Figure. A rectangular coil

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A long, straight wire carries a current of 20 A as shown in Figure. A rectangular coil with two sides parallel to the straight wire has sides 5 cm and 10 cm with the near side a distance 2 cm from the wire. The coil carries a current of 5 A.

(a) Find the force on each segment of the rectangular coil due to the current in the long, straight wire.

(b) What is the net force on thecoil?

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