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One can easily "weigh the earth" by calculating the mass of earth using the formula (in usual notation)

A

`(G)/(g)R_(E)^(2)`

B

`(g)/(G)R_(E)^(2)`

C

`(g)/(G)R_(E)`

D

`(G)/(g)R_(E)^(3)`

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B
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