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A particle of mass 'm' is kept at rest at a height 3R from the surface of earth , where 'R' is radius of earth and 'M' is mass of earth .The minimum speed with which it should be projected , so that it does not return back ,is (g is acceleration due to gravity on the surface of earth )

A

`[(GM)/R]^(1/2)`

B

`[(GM)/(2R)]^(1/2)`

C

`[(gR)/4]^(1/2)`

D

`[(2g)/R]^1/2`

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