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At a place, the magnitudes of the horizontal component and total intensity of the magnetic field of the earth are 0.3 and 0.6 oersted, respectively. The value of the angle of dip at this place will be

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Correct option is A

BH = 0.3 oersted, B = 0.6 oersted We have, BH=B cos ϕ⇒cos ϕ=BHB=0.30.6=12∴ϕ=60o


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