In the magnetic meridian of a certain place, the vertical component of the earth's magnetic field is $0.3464 \mathrm{G}$ and the dip angle is $30^{\circ}$. The horizontal component of the earth's magnetic field at this location is

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$\begin{aligned} & 	an \delta=\frac{B_V}{B_H} \Rightarrow B_H=\frac{B_V}{	an \delta}=\frac{0.3464}{(1 / \sqrt{3})} \ & =0.3464 	imes 1.73=0.6 \mathrm{G}\end{aligned}$

In the magnetic meridian of a certain place, the vertical component of the earth's magnetic field is $0.3464…

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