Assume that the tile vectors for tiles on the shaded surface shown below point toward us. What is the sign of the current i that flows through this surface?





A. The signed current i is positive.

B. The signed current i is negative.

C. The signed current i is zero.

D. One cannot determine i’s sign from what is given.


A. The signed current i is positive.

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