Magnetic induction of infinite conducting sheet using Ampere's Law

[fatherdaly]

Homework Statement

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Homework Equations

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The Attempt at a Solution

The hint hasn't really helped me here, and I don't know what path dl should follow. Obviously it should be a rectangle of sorts but then you would have to do it line by line, meaning its not a closed loop. Also, I'm not sure how the thickness comes into it.

 

[G01]

The hint hasn't really helped me here, and I don't know what path dl should follow. Obviously it should be a rectangle of sorts but then you would have to do it line by line, meaning its not a closed loop.

They tell you the path in the problem statement. The path is the perimeter of a rectangle in the x-y plane. Yes, you do have to do the integral line by line, but when you add up the results for each line segment, you still get a closed loop line integral:

[tex]\oint\vec{B}\cdot d\vec{l}=\int_1 B_1dx + \int_2 B_2dy + \int_3 B_3dx + \int_4 B_4dy = \mu_o I_{enc}[/tex]

HINT: If you consider, using symmetry, the direction of the magnetic field, two of the above integrals should be trivial.

As for the thickness, d: You need the total current enclosed. You are given a current density...