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Question:

The horizontal component of the earth's magnetic field at a place is B and angle of dip is 60°. What is the value of the vertical component of earth's magnetic field at the equator?

Solution:

The angle of dip is zero at the equator, therefore the vertical component is zero at the equator. In fact, at the equator, the magnetic needle remains parallel to the equator, so there is no vertical component.