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Calculate the real angle of dip, if a magnet is suspended at an angle of 30° to the magnetic meridian, the dip needle makes an angle of 45° with horizontal.

PhysicsMagnetic Properties of MatterNEET
Options:
  • A tan-132 
  • B tan-13
  • C tan-132
  • D tan-123
Solution:
1848 Upvotes Verified Answer
The correct answer is: tan-132 
Let θ=dip angle

BH= Horizontal component of magnetic field of earth

BV= Vertical component of magnetic field of earth

Also, tanθ=BvBH

But tan45o=BVBHcos30o

   tanθtan45o=cos30o

θ=tan-132

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