Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
A short bar magnet has a magnetic moment of . Find its field on its axis and on its equatorial line, each at m from its centre. At what distance on the axis does its field fall to T, a typical field of the Earth? Take .
On the axis of a short magnet , and on the equatorial line half of that. For the Earth, and . In a material, , and .
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. On the axis. .
Step 2. On the equatorial line. , half of the axial value.
Step 3. The distance. We want , so . Then cm.
Answer: T, T and cm.
Check. At cm the field is stronger than at cm, as it should be. The formulas assume that the magnet is short compared with these distances.
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