A newly discovered planet has twice the mass and three times the radius of the earth. What is the free-fall acceleration at its surface, in terms of the free-fall acceleration g at the surface of the earth?A. (2)/(9)g     B. (2)/(3)g      C. (3)/(4)g     D. (4)/(3)g

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A newly discovered planet has twice the mass and three times the radius of the earth. What is the free-fall acceleration at its surface, in terms of the free-fall acceleration g at the surface of the earth?
A. (2)/(9)g     B. (2)/(3)g      C. (3)/(4)g     D. (4)/(3)g

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