Consider a particle of mass $m$ suspended by a string at the equator. Let $R$ and $M$ denote the radius and mass of the Earth. If $\omega$ is the angular velocity of rotation of the Earth about its own axis,then the tension on the string will be $(\cos 0^{\circ}=1)$

  • A
    $\frac{G M m}{R^2}$
  • B
    $\frac{G M m}{2 R^2}$
  • C
    $\frac{G M m}{2 R^2}+m \omega^2 R$
  • D
    $\frac{G M m}{R^2}-m \omega^2 R$

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