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Gravitational field at the centre of a semicircle formed by a thin wire `AB` of mass m and length l as shown in the is
.

A

`(GM)/(l^(2))` along x -axis

B

`(GM)/(pil^(2))` along y-axis

C

`(2piGM)/(l^(2))` along x-axis

D

`(2piGM)/(l^(2))` along y-axis

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