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Find the capacitance of a system of three parallel plates each of area A separated by distance `d_1` and `d_2`. The space between them is filled with dielectrics of relative permittivity `epsilon_1` and `epsilon_2`. The dielectric constant of free space is `epsilon_0`

A

`(epsilon_1epsilon_2A)/(epsilon_1d_2+epsilon_2d_1)`

B

`(epsilon_1epsilon_2epsilon_0A)/(epsilon_1d_1+epsilon_2d_2)`

C

`(epsilon_1epsilon_2A)/(epsilon_0(epsilon_1+epsilon_2)(d_1+d_2))`

D

`(A)/(epsilon_2epsilon_1epsilon_0(epsilon_1d_1+epsilon_2d_2))`

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