Two bodies of masses 
are placed at the vertices 
and 
of an equilateral triangle 
. A third body of mass 
is placed at the centroid 
of the triangle. If 
, where should a fourth body of mass 
be placed so that the resultant force on the 
body is zero?
A
At 
B
At a point 
on the line 
such that 
on the line such that
C
At a point 
on the line 
such that 
on the line such that
D
At a point 
on the line 
such that 
on the line such that
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: Given,
The resultant force of 
and 
is along 
so, that 
is placed along 
.
Resultant of 
and 
,
Let the force between the fourth body of mass 
and third body of mass 
is 
at a distance 
apart.
For resultant force on 
to be zero,
or 
or 
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