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A body is dropped from a height `R_e` (radius of earth) above the earth's surface. It strikes the earth with speed `v_0`, if `v_e` is the escape velocity from earth’s surface, then `(v_0)/v_e` is

A

`sqrt2:1`

B

`1:2`

C

`1:sqrt2`

D

`2:1`

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C
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