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A spherical hole of radius R//2 is exca...

A spherical hole of radius `R//2` is excavated from the asteroid of mass M as shown in the figure the gravitational acceleration at a point on the surface of the asteroid just above the excavation is

A

`(GM)/(R^(2))`

B

`(GM)/(2R^(2))`

C

`(GM)/(8R^(2))`

D

`(7GM)/(8R^(2))`

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