- 2068 Baisakh · 8 marks
H due to side of triangular loop
Short answer
Apply the Biot-Savart law to the segment on the x-axis with dl = dx a_x and R = −x a_x + 5 a_z. Integration yields dl×R = −5 dx a_y and H₁ = −59.1 a_y mA/m at (0,0,5).
The triangular loop shown in the figure carries a current of 10 A. Find H at (0, 0, 5) due to side 1 of the loop. [Figure: a right-triangle loop in the z = 0 plane with corners at (0, 1, 0), (2, 0, 0) and the origin, carrying 10 A; side 1 is the side lying along the x-axis between the origin and (2, 0, 0).]
Assumptions (the figure is described in words): the loop lies in the z = 0 plane with corners at O(0,0,0), (2,0,0) and (0,1,0). Side 1 is the segment on the x-axis from O to (2,0,0). The current of 10 A is taken to flow counter-clockwise when seen from +z, so in side 1 it flows from O toward (2,0,0), i.e. along +a_x. (If the figure shows the opposite sense, the answer just reverses sign.)
Method: Biot-Savart law, H = ∫ I dl × R / (4π R³), where R is from the source element to the field point P(0, 0, 5).
Step 1: set up for side 1. Source point (x, 0, 0), 0 ≤ x ≤ 2.
dl = dx a_x
R = (0 − x) a_x + 0 a_y + (5 − 0) a_z = −x a_x + 5 a_z
|R| = √(x² + 25)
Step 2: cross product.
dl × R = dx a_x × (−x a_x + 5 a_z) = 5 dx (a_x × a_z) = −5 dx a_y
Step 3: integrate.
H₁ = (I / 4π) ∫₀² (−5 dx) / (x² + 25)^(3/2) a_y
Use ∫ dx/(x² + a²)^(3/2) = x / (a² √(x² + a²)), with a = 5:
∫₀² 5 dx / (x² + 25)^(3/2) = 5 × [ x / (25 √(x² + 25)) ]₀²
= 5 × 2 / (25 × √29)
= 10 / (25 × 5.385)
= 0.07428
Step 4: result.
H₁ = −(10 / 4π) × 0.07428 a_y
= −0.7958 × 0.07428 a_y
= −0.0591 a_y A/m
Answer: H₁ ≈ −59.1 a_y mA/m at (0, 0, 5) due to side 1.
✓ Answer checked by Claude Opus 5.5 (high effort)
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