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The escape velocity of a body on an imaginary planet which is thrice the radius of the earth and double the mass of the earth is ( `v_e` is the escape velocity of earth

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`sqrt(2/3) v_e`

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`sqrt(3/2) v_e`

C

`sqrt2/3 v_e`

D

`2/sqrt3 v_e`

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