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Grade 12th passMagnetism

Calculate the angle of dip if a dip needle oscillating in a vertical plane makes 40 oscillations per min in a magnetic meridian and 30 oscillations per min in a vertical plane at right angle to the magnetic meridian?And is sin@= 0.5625

Profile image of Utkarsh shukla
8 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of ROSHAN MUJEEB
6 Years ago

We have,
ω
ν

=40/min
ω
H

=30/min
We know that, tanθ=(
ω
ν


ω
H



)
2

tanθ=(
40
30

)
2

θ=tan
−1
(0.75)
2

θ=tan
−1
(0.5625)