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The electric field at a point due to an electric dipole, on an axis inclined at an angle `theta ( lt 90^(@))` to the dipole axis, is perpendicular to the dipole axis, if the angle `theta` is

A

`tan^(-1) (2)`

B

`tan^(-1) (1/2)`

C

`tan^(-1)(sqrt2)`

D

`tan^(-1) (1/sqrt2)`

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