JEE Main & Advanced Physics Magnetism Question Bank Earth's Magnetism

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    The earth's magnetic field at a certain place has a horizontal component 0.3 Gauss and the total strength 0.5 Gauss. The angle of dip is                                                     [MP PMT 1995]

    A)            \[{{\tan }^{-1}}\frac{3}{4}\]   

    B)            \[{{\sin }^{-1}}\frac{3}{4}\]

    C)            \[{{\tan }^{-1}}\frac{4}{3}\]   

    D)             \[{{\sin }^{-1}}\frac{3}{5}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

               \[{{B}^{2}}=B_{V}^{2}+B_{H}^{2}\,\Rightarrow \,{{B}_{V}}=\sqrt{{{B}^{2}}-B_{H}^{2}}=\sqrt{{{(0.5)}^{2}}-{{(0.3)}^{2}}}=0.4\] Now \[\tan \varphi =\frac{{{B}_{V}}}{{{B}_{H}}}=\frac{0.4}{0.3}=\frac{4}{3}\] Þ \[\varphi ={{\tan }^{-1}}\left( \frac{4}{3} \right)\].


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