Magnetism Question 60
Question: At a place, the horizontal and vertical intensities of earth’s magnetic field is 0.30 Gauss and 0.173 Gauss respectively. The angle of dip at this place is
[MP PMT 1986]
Options:
A) 30°
B) 90°
C) 60°
D) 45°
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
$ \tan \varphi =\frac{B _{V}}{B _{H}}=\frac{0.173}{0.30}=\frac{1.73}{3.0}=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\Rightarrow \varphi =30^{o} $
BETA
