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How far from earth must a body be along a line towards the sun so that the sun's gravitational pull on it balances that of the earth . Distance between sun and earth's centre is `1.5 xx 10^(10)` km . Mass of the sun is `3.24 xx 10^(5)` times mass of the earth .

A

`1.30xx 10^8m`

B

`2.60 xx 10^8`m

C

`3.90 xx 10^8`m

D

`5.20 xx 10^8m`

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