Two parallel conductors X and Y are 8 cm apart in air and run along the north–south line
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Problem
Two parallel conductors X and Y are 8 cm apart in air and run along the north–south line. Conductor X carries 6 A northward while conductor Y carries 3 A southward. Point O lies midway between them. The resultant magnetic field at O is directed
(a) towards East
(b) into the page
(c) towards West
(d) out of the page