The passive earth pressure of a soil is proportional to (where is the angle of internal friction of the soil.) (A) tan (45° - ) (B) tan (45° + ) (C) tan2 (45° - ) (D) tan2 (45° + )

The passive earth pressure of a soil is proportional to (where is the angle of internal friction of
the soil.)
(A) tan (45° - )
(B) tan (45° + )
(C) tan2
 (45° - )
(D) tan2
 (45° + )
by

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Answer :

(D) tan2
 (45° + )
by

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