Two planets have masses 
and 
and their radii are 
and 
, respectively. The separation between the centres of the planets is 
a. 
body of mass 
is fired from the surface of the larger planet towards the smaller planet along the line joining their centres. For the body to be able to reach the surface of smaller planet, the minimum firing speed needed is
A
B
C
D
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A
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