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A acceleration of moon with respect to earth is 0.0027 `ms^-2` and the acceleration of anpple falling on earth's surface is about `10ms^-2`. Assume that the radius of the moon is one fourth of the eareth's radius. If the moon is stopped for an instant and then released, it will fal towards the earth. The initial acceleration of the moon toward the will be

A

`10ms^-2`

B

`0.0027ms^-2`

C

`6.4ms^-2`

D

`5.0ms^-2`

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