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Which one of the following gives the correct vector expression for the gravitational field intensity
g
⃗
\vec g
g
at a point situated at a distance
r
r
r
from an isolated point mass
M
M
M
? a)
−
2
G
M
r
2
r
^
-2G\dfrac{M}{r^{2}}\,\hat r
−
2
G
r
2
M
r
^
b)
−
G
M
r
2
r
^
-G\dfrac{M}{r^{2}}\,\hat r
−
G
r
2
M
r
^
c)
G
M
r
2
r
^
G\dfrac{M}{r^{2}}\,\hat r
G
r
2
M
r
^
d)
−
G
M
r
2
θ
^
-G\dfrac{M}{r^{2}}\,\hat \theta
−
G
r
2
M
θ
^
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