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At a certain location, the Earth's magnetic field has a magnitude of 5.93E-5 T and points in a direction that is 70.0° below the horizontal. Calculate the magnitude of the magnetic flux through the top of a desk at this location that measures 109 cm by 60.0 cm.

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The magnitude of the magnetic flux through the top of a desk is examined.

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You need to use the formula for flux

Flux=B*A*cos(x), note here x is the angle between the normal to the table ...

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