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Transcribed Image Text:The mass of a planet X is 4.23x1024 kg and its radius is 7.24x106 m. Find the acceleration of gravity on the surface of this planet.
5.40 m/s²
4.93 m/s²
8.96 m/s²
8.70 m/s2
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