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The escape velocity of a body on an imaginary planet which is thrice the radius of the earth and double the mass of the earth is (`v_(e)` is the escape velocity of earth)

A

`sqrt(2/3)v_e`

B

`sqrt(3/2)v_e`

C

`(sqrt2)/3v_e`

D

`2/(sqrt3)v_e`

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