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A current carrying wire is in the shape of an equilateral triangle of edge length 5.0...

A current carrying wire is in the shape of an equilateral triangle of edge length 5.0 cm. The triangle lies in the z = 0 plane. The wire carries a current of 2.6 A.

(a) What is the magnitude of the torque on the wire if it is in a region with a uniform magnetic field of magnitude 0.32 T that points in the +z direction?
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(b) What is the magnitude of the torque on the wire if it is in a region with a uniform magnetic field of magnitude 0.32 T that points in the +x direction?
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