Three identical thin bar magnets each of moment M are placed along three adjacent sides of a regular hexagon as shown in figure. The resultant magnetic moment of the system is :
A
M
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B
M√3
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C
M√2
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D
2M
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Solution
The correct option is D2M The magnitude would be equal to the length of the diagonal of a hexagon joining opposite vertices. ∴Mnew=2M