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The height at which the weight of a body becomes 1/16th of its weight, on the surface of the earth (radius R),
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The height at which the weight of a body becomes 1/16th of its weight, on the surface of the earth (radius R), is
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(a) `5R` (b) `15 R` (c) `3R` (d) `4 R`
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