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Grade 12Magnetism

The angle of dip at a certain place on the earth is 60° and the magnitude of earth's horizontal component is 0.26G .the magnetic field at the place on the earth is

Profile image of Sakthi tharan
6 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Vikas TU
6 Years ago
Hiii 
H= 0.26G
delta = 60 degree
H = RcosQ
=> R = H/cosQ
Cos60 =0.5
R = 0.26G/0.5
=> 0.52G 
Hope this helps
Profile image of Khimraj
6 Years ago
H=0.26G δ=60∘ H=Rcosδ => R=Hcosδ ∴R=0.2612 cos60∘=12 ∴R=0.2612 =0.52G Answer : 0.52G
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