Solution

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For a circular coil, use the Biot-Savart law
At an axial position , every wire element is at distance . The transverse magnetic field contributions cancel by rotational symmetry. The axial part of is , and . Multiplying by the turns gives
The electric current's sense fixes the axial direction by the right-hand rule.

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