The relations amongst the three elements of earth's magnetic field, namely horizontal component H, vertical component V and dip δ are, ( BE = total magnetic field) (a) V = BE, H = BEtan δ (b) V = BEtan δ, H = BE (c) V = BEsin δ, H = BEcos δ (d) V = BEcos δ, H = BEsin δ

Answer: (c). BE makes angle δ with the horizontal. Horizontal component H = BEcos δ, vertical component V = BEsin δ. So the answer is (c).

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The relations amongst the three elements of earth's magnetic field, namely horizontal component $H$ , vertical component $V$ and dip $\delta$ are, ( $B_E$ = total magnetic field)

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Answer: (c)

$B_E$ makes angle $\delta$ with the horizontal.
Horizontal component $H = B_E\cos\delta$ , vertical component $V = B_E\sin\delta$ .
So the answer is (c).

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