A long straight vertical wire passes through a horizontal wooden table

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Problem

A long straight vertical wire passes through a horizontal wooden table. The current in the wire is upward. At a point on the table that is

4\,\text{cm}

east of the wire, in which geographical direction will a compass needle point? (a) South (b) West (c) North (d) East