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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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