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A solid sphere of radius `a` and mass `m` is surrounded by cocentric spherical shell of thickness `2a` and mass `2m` the gravitational field at a distance 3a from their centres is

A

`(Gm)/(a^(2))`

B

`(Gm)/(3a^(2))`

C

`(Gm)/(5a^(2))`

D

`(Gm)/(4a^(2))`

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