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Masses `4kg` and `36 kg` are `16 cm` apart. The point where the gravitational field due to them is zero is

A

`6 cm` from `4kg` mass

B

`4 cm` from `4 kg ` mass

C

`1.8 cm` from `36 kg`

D

`9 cm` from each mass

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B

Distance of null point,`x=d/(sqrt((m_(2))/(m_(1)))+1)` from smaller mass `m_(1)`
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