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The earth's magnetic field at a certain place has a horizontal component 0.3G and the total strength 0.5G the angle of dip is

A

`tan^(-1)(3/4)`

B

`sin^(-1)(3/4)`

C

`tan^(-1)(4/3)`

D

`sin^(-1)(3/5)`

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