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Two equal masses each in are hung from a balance whose scale pans differ in vertical height by `h`. The error in weighing in terms of density of the earth `rho` is

A

`piGrhomh`

B

`1/3piGrhomh`

C

`8/3piGrhomh`

D

`1/4piGrhomh`

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