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Magnetic elements of Earth
Question

The horizontal components of earth’s magnetic field at a place is 0.3×10-4 T. If the angle of dip is 600, what is the total earth’s magnetic field?

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Solution

Given :δ=600;BH=0.3 × 104T; Now,BH=Bcosδ

B=BHcosδ=0.3 × 104cos600=0.6 × 104T

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