What should be the angular speed with which the earth have to rotate on its axis so that a person on the equator would weigh $\frac{3}{5}$ th as much as present?

  • A

    $\sqrt{\frac{2 g}{5 R}}$

  • B

    $\sqrt{\frac{2 R}{5 g}}$

  • C

    $\frac{2 \sqrt{R}}{\sqrt{5 g}}$

  • D

    $\frac{2 g}{5 R}$

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