A freely suspended magnet comes to rest in the [[1]] direction.

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answer is NORTH-SOUTH.

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A freely suspended magnet comes to rest in the north-south direction.
Because the earth's magnetic south pole lies in the geographic north direction, and the magnetic north pole of the planet lies in the geographical south direction. As opposite poles attract and the same poles repel, a magnet aligns in the N-S direction.

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