A 2.0-m long conducting wire is formed into a square and placed in the horizontal x-y plane. A uniform magnetic field is oriented 30.0° above the horizontal with a strength of 9.0 T. What is the magnetic flux through the square?

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Answer:

1.13 Wb

Explanation:

First of all, we need to find the area enclosed by the coil.

The perimeter of the square is 2.0 m, so the length of each side is

[tex]L=\frac{2.0}{4}=0.5 m[/tex]

So the area enclosed by the coil is

[tex]A=L^2 = (0.5 m)^2=0.25 m^2[/tex]

Now we can calculate the magnetic flux through the square, which is given by

[tex]\Phi = B A cos \theta[/tex]

where

B = 9.0 T is the strength of the magnetic field

[tex]A=0.25 m^2[/tex] is the area of the coil

[tex]\theta[/tex] is the angle between the direction of the magnetic field and the normal to the coil; since the field is oriented 30.0° above the horizontal and the coil lies in the horizontal plane, the angle between the direction of the magnetic field and the normal to the coil is

[tex]\theta=90^{\circ}-30^{\circ}=60^{\circ}[/tex]

So the magnetic flux is

[tex]\Phi = (9.0)(0.25)(cos 60^{\circ})=1.13 Wb[/tex]