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One of the square faces of a metal slab of side 50 cm and thickness 20 cm is rigidly fixed on a horizontal surface. If a tangential force of 30 N is applied to the top face and it is known that the shear modulus of the material is `4 xx 10^(10) N//m^(2)`, then the displacement (in m) of the top face is

A

`4 xx 10^(-12)`m

B

`4 xx 10^(-10)`m

C

`6 xx 10^(-10)`m

D

`8 xx 10^(-10)`m

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