0 I a 2

28.65: a) Recall for a single loop: B 2 ( x 2  a 2 )3 / 2

. Here we have two loops, each of
N turns, and measuring the field along the x-axis from between them means that the "x"
in the formula is different for each case:
a μ0 NIa 2
Left coil: x  x   Bl  .
2 2(( x  a 2) 2  a 2 )3 2
a μ0 NIa 2
Right coil: xx  Br  .
2 2(( x  a 2) 2  a 2 )3 2

So the total field at a point x from the point between them is:
μ NIa 2  1 1 
B 0   .
2 32 
2  (( x  a 2)  a )
2 2 32
(( x  a 2)  a ) 
2

b) Below left: Total magnetic field. Below right: Magnetic field from right coil.

μ0 NIa 2  1 1 
c) At point P, x  0  B    
2 32 
 ((a 2)  a ) (( a 2)  a ) 
2 2 32 2
2
32
μ0 NIa 2  4 μ0 NI
B 2 32
  .
(5a 4) 5 a
3 2 3 2
 4 μ0 NI  4  μ0 (300)(6.00 A)
d)  B       0.0202 T.
5 a 5 (0.080 m)
dB μ0 NIa 2   3( x  a 2)  3( x  a 2) 
e)     
2 52 
 (( x  a 2)  a ) (( x  a 2)  a ) 
2 2 52 2
dx 2
dB μ NIa 2   3(a 2)  3( a 2) 
  0     0.
2 52 
dx x  0 2  ((a 2)  a )
2 2 52
(( a 2)  a ) 
2

d 2 B μ0 NIa 2  3 6( x  a 2) 2 (5 2)
  
dx 2 2  (( x  a 2) 2  a 2 )5 2 (( x  a 2) 2  a 2 )7 2

3 6( x  a 2) 2 (5 2) 
  
(( x  a 2)  a )
2 2 5/ 2
(( x  a 2) 2  a 2 ) 7 / 2 
 d 2B μ0 NIa 2  3 6(a 2) 2 (5 2) 3 6( a 2) 2 (5 2) 
      0.
2  ((a 2) 2  a 2 ) ((a 2) 2  a 2 ) 7 / 2 ((a 2) 2  a 2 )5 / 2 ((a 2) 2  a 2 ) 7 / 2 
5/ 2
dx 2 x  0
Since both first and second derivatives are zero, the field can only be changing very
slowly.