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Two bodies of different masses `m_(a)` and `m_(b)` are dropped from two different heights, viz, a and b. The ratio of time taken by the two to drop through these distance is:

A

`a:b`

B

`(m_(a))/(m_(b)):(b)/(a)`

C

`sqrt(a):sqrt(b)`

D

`a^(2):b^(2)`

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