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The earth’s magnetic field at a certain place has a horizontal component of 0.3 G and total strength 0.5 G. Find angle of dip in `tan^-1`

A

`delta=tan^-1 4//3`

B

`delta=tan^-1 3//4`

C

`delta=tan^-1 5//3`

D

`delta=tan^-1 3//5`.

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