Three similar bar magnets are placed to form an equilateral triangle as shown in the figure. The magnetic moment of each magnet is M. What is the magnetic moment of the system

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Three similar bar magnets are placed to form an equilateral triangle as shown in the figure. The magnetic moment of each magnet is M. What is the magnetic moment of the system (A) Zero (B) M (C) (M/2) (D) 2M

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It behaves as a single magnet of double pole strength

Q. Three similar bar magnets are placed to form an equilateral triangle as shown in the figure. The magnetic moment of each magnet is M. What is the magnetic moment of the system

Zero

$M$

$\frac{M}{2}$

$2 M$

It behaves as a single magnet of double pole strength

Q. Three similar bar magnets are placed to form an equilateral triangle as shown in the figure. The magnetic moment of each magnet is M. What is the magnetic moment of the system

Zero

M

2M​

2M

It behaves as a single magnet of double pole strength

$M$

$\frac{M}{2}$

$2 M$