Two very long, straight, and insulated wires are kept at $90^{o}$ angle from each other in $x y - p l a n e$ as shown in figure.

These wires carry currents of equal magnitude $I$ , whose direction are shown in the figure. The net magnetic field at point $P$ will be:

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Magnetic field due to wire along x-axis: B 1 = μ 0 I 2 π d z ^ Magnetic field due to wire along z-axis: B 2 = μ 0 I 2 π d ( - z ^ ) B → n e t = B → 1 + B → 2 = 0

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