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A small mass is suspended by a string from the ceiling of a car. As the car accelerates with an acceleration a horizontal road, the angle made by the string with the vertical is

A

`tan^(-1)g//a`

B

`tan^(-1)a//g`

C

`sin^(-1)g//a`

D

`sin^(-1)a//g`

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