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A fireman wants to slide down a rope. The breaking load for the rope is 3/4th of the weight of the man. With what minimum acceleration sholud the fireman slide down? Acceleration due to gravity is g.

A

Zero

B

`g/4`

C

`3g/4`

D

`g/2`

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