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If a planet consits of a satellite whose mass and radius were both half that of the earth, the acceleration due to gravity at its surface would be (g on earth=`9.8m//sec^(2)`)

A

`4.9 m//sec^(2)`

B

`8.9 m//sec^(2)`

C

`19.6 m//sec^(2)`

D

`29.4 m//sec^(2)`

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