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The height of the cylinder of maximum volume that can be inscribed in a sphere of radius a, is-

A

`(3a)/(2)`

B

`(sqrt(2)a)/(3)`

C

`(2a)/(sqrt(3))`

D

`(a)/(sqrt(3))`

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