Two long parallel wires are separated by a distance of

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Problem

2.50\ \text{cm}

. The force per unit length that each wire exerts on the other is

4.00\times10^{-5}\ \text{N/m}

, and the wires repel each other. The current in one wire is

0.600\ \text{A}

. (a) What is the current in the second wire? (b) Are the two currents in the same direction or in opposite directions?