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The acceleration due to gravity on the moon is only one sixth that of earth.It the earth and moon are assume to have the same density, the ratio of the radii of moon and earth will be

A

`(1)/(6)`

B

`(1)/((6)^(1//3))`

C

`(1)/(36)`

D

`(1)/((6)^(2//3))`

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