A high-voltage line of length 175 m is carrying a current of 105 A at a point on the earth where its magnetic field is 5 * 10^(-5) T and points North,34 degree from the vertical axis.

Question

A high-voltage line of length 175 m is carrying a current of 105 A at a point on the earth where its magnetic field is 5 * 10^(-5) T and points North,34 degree from the vertical axis.
A) what is the magnitude and direction of the force on the wire if the current is flowing horizontally to the North? 
HINT: horizontal is 90 degree from the vertical axis. Also, it may keep your brain from hurting too much by drawing the two dimensional "North- vertical" plane.
B)What is the magnitude and direction of the force on the wire if the current is flowing horizontally to the east? 
Hint: Again the North-vertical plane is your friend.

drwls · Answer

The force is the cross product of
I X B times the length of the wire. The force acts perpendicular to the plane containing the wire and the B vector. This is the north-south vertical plane. Therefore the force is is towards the east. Its magnitude is
F = I B sin 56. The sine of the angle between the vectors (90 - 34 degrees in this case) always shows up in the cross product.

jenish · Answer

SO what is the force for the second question..