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Question 24

A parcel-sorting machine uses four electromagnetic controls. In each control, a current-carrying conductor lies at right angles to a magnetic field. Each direction is described as if the control were set out flat on the page: 'upwards' means towards the top of the page, and 'into the page' means away from the reader.

ControlDirections recordedDirection to determine
Gate latchCurrent: out of the page; field: upwardsForce
Scanner carriageField: into the page; force: upwardsCurrent
Diverter flapCurrent: to the left; force: into the pageField
Reject armCurrent: downwards; field: to the leftForce

Determine the missing direction for each control in the table.

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