A long straight conductor carries a current vertically upward

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Problem

A long straight conductor carries a current vertically upward. A point

P

is situated

5\,\text{cm}

to the east of the wire at the same horizontal level. The direction of the magnetic field at

P

is (a) vertically upward (b) towards south (c) towards west (d) towards north