At a certain location in Africa, a compass points 120 west of the geographic north. The north tip of the magnetic needle of a dip circle placed in the plane of magnetic meridian points 60° above the horizontal. The horizontal component of the earth's field is measured to be 0.16 G. Specify the direction and magnitude of the earth's field at the location.
At a certain location in Africa, a compass points 120 west of the geographic north. The north tip of the magnetic needle of a dip circle placed in the plane of magnetic meridian points 60° above the horizontal. The horizontal component of the earth's field is measured to be 0.16 G. Specify the direction and magnitude of the earth's field at the location.
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![At a certain location in Africa, a compass points 12° west of the geographic north. The
north tip of the magnetic needle of a dip circle placed in the plane of magnetic meridian
points 60° above the horizontal. The horizontal component of the earth's field is
measured to be 0.16 G. Specify the direction and magnitude of the earth's field at the
location.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fa289e937-a083-447f-a236-cdb965828886%2Fceeb993b-7911-4143-805b-c1faf76aa657%2Fsxnlxno_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:At a certain location in Africa, a compass points 12° west of the geographic north. The
north tip of the magnetic needle of a dip circle placed in the plane of magnetic meridian
points 60° above the horizontal. The horizontal component of the earth's field is
measured to be 0.16 G. Specify the direction and magnitude of the earth's field at the
location.
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