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A uniform conducting wire of length and resistance is wound up as a current-carrying coil in the shape of, an equilateral triangle of side a square of side The magnetic dipole moments of the coil in each case respectively are:
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To solve this problem, we need to calculate the magnetic dipole moment for each shape.The magnetic dipole moment for a current-carrying loop is given by:where is the number of turns, is the current, and is the area of the loop.Let's analyze each case:(i) Equilateral Triangle:• The wire is wound into an equilateral triangle with side • The perimeter of the triangle is • Since the total length of the wire is the number of turns is:• The area of an equilateral triangle with side is:• The magnetic dipole moment for the triangle is:(ii) Square:• The wire is wound into a square with side • The perimeter of the square is • Since the total length of the wire is the number of turns is:• The area of a square with side is:• The magnetic dipole moment for the square is:Therefore, the magnetic dipole moments for the equilateral triangle and the square are and respectively.This corresponds to Option 1.
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