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A tunnel is dug along a diameter of earth. IF M is mass of the earth, then force on a particle of mass m placed in that tunnel at a distance x from the centre is

A

`(GMmx)/(R^(3))`

B

`(GMmx)/(R^(2))`

C

`(GMm)/(R^(3))`

D

`(GMmR)/(x^(3))`

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