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Answer the questions on the basis of the information given Consider a cylinder of height h cm and radius `r=(2)/(pi)` cms as shown in the figure (not drawn to scale).

A string of a certain length, when wound on its cylindrical surface, starting at point A and ending at point B, gives a maximum of n turns (in other words, the string’s length is the minimum length required to wind n turns).
What is the vertical spacing in cms between two consecutive turns ?

A

A) h/n

B

B) `h//sqrt(n)`

C

C) `h//n^(2)`

D

D) Cannot be determined with given information

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