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At a place the average horizontal component of earth’s magnetic field in 1912 was `16 muT` and the average inclination or “dip” was `73^@`. What was the corresponding magnitude of earth’s magnetic field ?

A

`55 muT`

B

55 T

C

`5.5 muT`

D

0.55 T.

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