Question: An electron moves with speed 2.0 105 m/s in a 1.2-T uniform magnetic field. At one instant, the electron is moving due west and

An electron moves with speed 2.0 × 105 m/s in a 1.2-T uniform magnetic field. At one instant, the electron is moving due west and experiences an upward magnetic force of 3.2 × 10−14 N. What is the direction of the magnetic field? Be specific: give the angle(s) with respect to N, S, E, W, up, down. (If there is more than one possible answer, find all the possibilities.)

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