A coil in the shape of an equilateral triangle of side l is suspended between the pole pieces of a permanent magnet such that B vector is in plane of the coil. if due to a current i in the triangle a torque torque acts on it, the side l of the triangle is

A coil is in the shape of an equilateral triangle so each side has length = l m, Magnetic field = B,
when a current (i) is passed through the coil having area A, then the magnetic dipole moment of the coil is given by
M=IA  where A is the area of the coil
 A=12×base×height=12×l×sin60°=34l2 [an equilateral triangle has an angle of 60 degree each]
therefore the magnetic dipole moment of the coil is
M=iA=34il2
The angle between the normal to the plane of the coil and the applied magnetic field is 90 degree.
Now the torque acting on the coil is given by 

 τ=MBsinθ=34il2Bsin90=34iBl2

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