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A solid sphere of mass M ( before cavity ) and radius R has a spherical cavity of radius R/2 such that the centre of cavity is at a distance R/2 from the centre of the sphere. A point mass m is placed inside the cavity at a distance R/4 from the centre of the shphere on the line joining centres of sphere and cavity. The magnitude of gravitational pull between the sphere and the point mass m is

A

`(11GMm)/(R^2)`

B

`(14Gmm)/(R^2)`

C

`(Gmm)/(2R^2)`

D

`(GMm)/(R^2)`

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