NEET 2017 Physics question
Not in JEE Advanced syllabus
If and be the apparent angles of dip observed in two vertical planes at right angles to each other, then the true angle of dip is given by
Answer: (1)
Solution
Let and be the horizontal and vertical components of the earth's field; the true dip is given by . In a vertical plane making an angle with the magnetic meridian only the component of the horizontal field lies in the plane, while the vertical
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