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Three bodies each of mass.m. are placed at the three corners of a square of side .a.. The gravitational force on unit mass kept at the fourth corner is:

A

`(Gm)/(3a^(2))`

B

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

C

`(3Gm)/a^(2)`

D

`(Gm)/a^(2)(sqrt(2) + 1/2)`

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