Question
State Biot-Savart law. A current I flows in a conductor placed perpendicular to the plane of the paper. Indicate the direction of the magnetic field due to a small element at point P situated at a distance from the the element as shown in the figure.

Solution
Biot-Savart law states that, the magnitude of magnetic field induction at a point due to a current element of length dl, carrying current I, at a point r from the element is given by
Vector form :
The direction of magnetic field is perpendicular to the plane containing and and, is directed inward.
Vector form :
The direction of magnetic field is perpendicular to the plane containing and and, is directed inward.