Three particles, each of mass M, situated at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side
length ' l '. The only forces acting on the particles are their mutual gravitational forces. It is desired that each particle moves in a circle while maintaining the original separation ' l '. The initial speed that should be given to each particle is
A
B
C
D
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