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A small mass is suspended by a string from the ceiling of a car. As the car accelerates at a rate 'a' the string makes an angle `theta` with the vertical. Then the tension in the string

A

` mg cos theta`

B

` masintheta`

C

` msqrt(a^2+g^2)`

D

`ma sqrt(a^2+g^2)`

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