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The radius of curvature of a railway line at a place when the train is moving with a speed of `36kmh^(-1)` is 1000m, the distance between the two rails being 1.5m. The elevation of the outer rail above the inner rail is

A

`1.5 //98`

B

`3//98`

C

`4.5 //98`

D

`1//98`

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