The declination at a place is 15^@ west ...

The declination at a place is `15^@` west of north. In which direction should a ship be steered so that it reaches a place due east?

Topper's Solved these Questions

MAGNETISM
SL ARORA|Exercise Problems From Competitive Examinations|13 Videos
MAGNETISM
SL ARORA|Exercise Based on Coulomb s law and dipole moment of a magnet|5 Videos
MAGNETIC EFFECTS OF CURRENT
SL ARORA|Exercise TYPE C|4 Videos
OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS
SL ARORA|Exercise Problems for self practice|35 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

If the declination at a place is 10^@ west of north, in which direction should a boat be steered so that it reaches a place (i) due east (ii) due west?

The declination at a place is 20^@ west. In what direction should a ship be steered so that it reaches geographic north east?

A ship is to reach a place of 10^(@) south of west. In which direction should it be steered if the declination at the place is 18^(@) west of north.

A ship is to reach a place 10^@ south of west. In what direction should it be steered if declination at the place is 17^@ west?

The declination at a place is 15^@ west of north and a ship has to reach a place 18^@ south of east. In which direction should it be steered?

A ship is to reach a place 20^(@) south of west . In what direction should it be steered if angle of declination at the place is 16^(@) west ?

Ship A is travelling with a velocity of 5 km h^-1 due east. A second ship is heading 30^@ east of north. What should be the speed of second ship if it is to remain always due north with respect to the first ship ?

A ship is sailing due east according to Mariner's compass . If the declination of the place is 18^(@) east of north , what is the true direction of the ship ?

SL ARORA-MAGNETISM-Based on (i) Earth s Magnetism (ii) magnetic field of a bar magnet

The declination at a place is 15^@ west of north. In which direction s...
Text Solution
|
A ship is sailing due west according in Mariner's compass . If the del...
Text Solution
|
A ship is sailing due east according to Mariner's compass . If the dec...
Text Solution
|
The horizontal component of earth's magnetic field is sqrt3 times the ...
Text Solution
|
The ratio of the vertical component to the horizontal component of ear...
Text Solution
|
The horizontal component of the earth's magnetic field is 0.22 Gauss a...
Text Solution
|
Calculate earth's surface magnetic field at a place , where an angle o...
Text Solution
|
Find the value of the vertical components of earth's magnetic at a pla...
Text Solution
|
The vertical and horizontal components of earth's magnetic at a place ...
Text Solution
|
A vertical wire in which current is flowing produces a neutral point w...
Text Solution
|
A compass needle whose magnetic moment is 60Am^2 pointing geograhic no...
Text Solution
|
A magnetic needle free to rotate about the vertical direction (compass...
Text Solution
|
The true dip at a place is 30^(@) . What is the apparent dip when the ...
Text Solution
|
The values of the apparent angles of dip in two planes at right angles...
Text Solution
|
A dip circle lies initially in the magnetic meridian. If it is now rot...
Text Solution
|
A magnetic needle of length 10cm, suspended at its middle point throug...
Text Solution
|
A long bar magnet has a pole strength of 10 Am. Find the magnetic fiel...
Text Solution
|
Calculate the magnetic field due to a bar magnet 2cm long and having p...
Text Solution
|
A bar magnet of length 0.1 m has a pole strength of 50 Am . Calculate ...
Text Solution
|
A bar magnet has a length of 8cm. The magnetic field at a point at a d...
Text Solution
|
The magnetic moment of a current carrying loop is 2.1xx10^(-25) ampxxm...
Text Solution
|