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Given raduis of earth `'R'` and length of a day `'T'` the height of a geostationary satellite is [`G`-Gravitational constant `M`-mass of earth]

A

`((4pi^2GM)/(T^2))^(1//3)`

B

`((4piGM)/(R^2))^(1//3)-R`

C

`((GMT^2)/(4pi^2))^(1//3)-R`

D

`((GMT^2)/(4pi^2))^(1//3)+R`

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