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Homework Statement
A length of wire extends upward through a piece of cardboard, bends around, forming a loop, and extends back down through the cardboard. All that is visible above the surface of the cardboard is this loop of wire. From your perspective, you are looking downward on the piece of cardboard so the loop runs from your left to your right. The loop of wire has a current running through it in a clockwise direction (from left to right above the cardboard). If a compass is placed on the cardboard beneath the loop, in which direction will the N pole of the compass point?
a) It will point toward the right of the monitor.
b) It will point toward the left of the monitor.
c) It will point toward the bottom of the monitor.
d) It will point toward the top of the monitor.
Homework Equations
Right hand rule.
The Attempt at a Solution
I did the right hand rule and pointed my thumb to the right. My fingers were then pointing "out" of the screen. So the answer is either "toward the top of the monitor" or "toward the bottom of the monitor". I think it's toward the bottom, but I'm not sure and can't risk getting this question wrong. Can anyone help me?
Thanks!