Magnetism Question 200

Question: Two magnets, each of magnetic moment ?M? are placed so as to form a cross at right angles to each other. The magnetic moment of the system will be

[AFMC 1999; Pb PET 2001]

Options:

A) 2 M

B) $ \sqrt{2},M $

C) 0.5 M

D) M

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ \Rightarrow M _{net}=\sqrt{M^{2}+M^{2}}=\sqrt{2}M $