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A long horizontal wire P carries a current of 50 A.It is rigidly fixed.Another fine wire Q is placed directly above and parallel to P.the weight of wire Q is 0.075 `Nm^(-1)` and carries a current of 25 A. Find the perpendicular distance of wire Q from P so that wire Q remains suspended due to the magnetic repulsion.Also indicate the direction of current in Q with respect to P

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