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A wire carrying current I is bent in the shapeABCDEFA as shown, where rectangle ABCDA and ADEFA are perpendicular to each other. If the sides of the…

JEE Main 2020 — Physics Electromagnetism

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A wire carrying current III is bent in the shapeABCDEFA\mathrm{ABCDEFA}ABCDEFA as shown, where rectangle ABCDA\mathrm{ABCDA}ABCDA and ADEFA\mathrm{ADEFA}ADEFA are perpendicular to each other. If the sides of the rectangles are of lengths aaa and bbb, then the magnitude and direction of magnetic moment of the loop ABCDEFA\mathrm{ABCDEFA}ABCDEFA is :

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Held on 2 Sept 2020 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    2abIalong(j^2+k^2)\sqrt{2}abI\mathrm{along}(\frac{\hat{j}}{\sqrt{2}}+\frac{\hat{k}}{\sqrt{2}})2​abIalong(2​j^​​+2​k^​)

  2. B

    abIabIabI along (j^2+k^2)(\frac{\hat{j}}{\sqrt{2}}+\frac{\hat{k}}{\sqrt{2}})(2​j^​​+2​k^​)

  3. C

    2abI\sqrt{2}abI2​abI along (j^5+2k^5)(\frac{\hat{j}}{\sqrt{5}}+\frac{2\hat{k}}{\sqrt{5}})(5​j^​​+5​2k^​)

  4. D

    abIabIabI along (j^5+k^5)(\frac{\hat{j}}{\sqrt{5}}+\frac{\hat{k}}{\sqrt{5}})(5​j^​​+5​k^​)

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