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Assertion: There is no effect of rotation of a earth on acceleration due to gravity at poles.
Reason : Rotation of earth is about polar axis.

A

If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

B

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

C

If assertion is true but reason is false.

D

If the assertion and reason both are false

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A

`g.=g=omega^2Rcos^2lamda`, at pole `lamda=90^(@),g_p=g`
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