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A dip needle lies initially in the magnetic meridian when it shows an angle of dip `theta` at a place.The dip circle is rotated throught an angle x in the horizontal plane and then it shows an angle of dip `theta` .Then `(tantheta)/(tan theta)` is

A

`1/(cosx)`

B

`1/(sinx)`

C

`1/(tanx)`

D

cos x

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