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A ball is suspended by a thread from the ceiling of a tram car. The brakes are applied and the speed of the car changes uniformly from `36 kmh^(-1)` to zero is `5s`. The angle by which the ball deviates from the vertical is `(g =10ms^(-2))` .

A

`tan^(-1) (1/3)`

B

`sin^(-1) (1/5)`

C

`tan^(-1) (1/5)`

D

`cot^(-1) (1/3)`

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C
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