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A wire carrying current has the configuration shown in figure. Two semi-infinite straight sections, each tangent to the same circle, are connected by a circular arc, of angle , along the circumference of the circle, with all sections lying in the same plane. What must  (in rad) be in order for  to be zero at the centre of circle?



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A wire carrying current has the configuration shown in figure. Two semi-infinite straight sections, each tangent to the same circle, are connected by a circular arc, of angle , along the circumference of the circle, with all sections lying in the same plane. What must  (in rad) be in order for  to be zero at the centre of circle?

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Answer Key / Explanation : (2) -

(2)

Magnetic field at  due to wire 1 is,

and that due to wire 2 is

Magnetic field at the centre due to circular arc subtending angle  at the centre is given by

If 

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