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Three point masses each of mass'm' are joined together using a string to form an equilateral triangle of side 'a'. The system is placed on a smooth horizontal surface and rotated with a constant angular velocity '`omega`' about a vertical axis passing through the centroid. Then the tension in each string is

A

`ma omea^2`

B

`3 ma omega^2`

C

`(ma omega^2)/(3)`

D

`(ma omega^2)/( sqrt3)`

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