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Assertion : Centripetal and centrifugal forces can- cel each other.
Reason : This is because they are always equal and opposite.

A

Both Assertion & Reason are true & the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.

B

Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.

C

Assertion is true but the Reason is false.

D

both Assertion & Reason are false.

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D
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