Three identical bar magnets, each of magnetic moment M, are placed in the form of an equilateral triangle with north pole of one touching the south pole of the other (see figure). The net magnetic moment of the system is

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Three identical bar magnets, each of magnetic moment M, are placed in the form of an equilateral triangle with north pole of one touching the south pole of the other (see figure). The net magnetic moment of the system is (A) zero (B) 3 M (C) 3 M / 2 (D) M √3

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All the magnitude moment vectors can be represented both in magnitude and direction by the three sides of a triangle taken in the same order.

Q. Three identical bar magnets, each of magnetic moment $M$ , are placed in the form of an equilateral triangle with north pole of one touching the south pole of the other (see figure). The net magnetic moment of the system is

zero

$3 M$

$3 M /2$

$M 3$

All the magnitude moment vectors can be represented both in magnitude and direction by the three sides of a triangle taken in the same order.

Q. Three identical bar magnets, each of magnetic moment M, are placed in the form of an equilateral triangle with north pole of one touching the south pole of the other (see figure). The net magnetic moment of the system is

zero

3M

3M/2

M3​

All the magnitude moment vectors can be represented both in magnitude and direction by the three sides of a triangle taken in the same order.

Q. Three identical bar magnets, each of magnetic moment $M$ , are placed in the form of an equilateral triangle with north pole of one touching the south pole of the other (see figure). The net magnetic moment of the system is

$3 M$

$3 M /2$

$M 3$