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If .g. is acceleration due to gravity on the earth and R is radius of the earth and angular speed of rotation of the earth about its axis is made to be `sqrt((2g)/(5R))`, then weight of a body at the equator decreases by

A

0.6

B

0.5

C

0.4

D

0.75

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C
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