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At a certain locatioa in Africa, compass point `12^(circ)` west of geographic north. The north tip of magnetic needle of a dip circle placed in the plane of magnetic meridian points `60^(circ)` above the horizontal. The horizontal component of the earth's field is measured to be `0.16 (G)`. The magnitude of the earth's field (in gauss) at the location is

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