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The gravitational field due to a mass distribution is `E=K//x^(3)` in the x - direction. ( K is a constant). Taking the gravitational potential to be zero at infinity, its value at a distance x is

A

`K//x`

B

`K//2x`

C

`K//x^(2)`

D

`K//2x^(2)`

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