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If the change in the value of `g` at a height `h` above the surface of earth is the same as at a depth `d` below it (both `h` and `d` are much smaller than the radius of the earth), then

A

`d=(h)/(2)`

B

`d=(3h)/(2)`

C

`d=2h`

D

`d=h`

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