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A cubical block of ice of mass m and edge L is placed in a large tray of mass M. If the ice melts, how far does the centre of mass of the system ''ice plus tray'' come down?

A

`(mL)/(2(M+m))`

B

`((M-m)L)/(2(M+m))`

C

`((M+2m)L)/(2(M+m))`

D

`(2ML)/(M+m)`

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