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How will the angle of dip vary when one goes from a place where acceleration due to gravity is maximum to a place where it is minimum on the surface of the earth ?

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$T h e a c c e l e r a t i o n d u e t o g r a v i t y i s m a x i m u m a t t h e p o l e s a n d m i n i m u m o n t h e e q u a t o r . W h e n m o v e f r o m p o l e s t o e q u a t o r t h e n a n g l e o f d i p i s m a x i m u m a t t h e p o l e s a n d m i n i m u m o n t h e e q u a t o r . I t m e a n s a n g l e o f d i p = δ = 90 ° a t t h e p o l e s a n d δ = 0 ° o n e q u a t o r .$

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