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A ring of mass m and radius 3R is rotating with constant angular speed ωω=GM9R3 around a planet of mass M and radius R. Center of ring and planet coincide with each other. Tension in the ring is given as T=GMm3nπR2. Find value of n. (Assume elements of the ring don't gravitationally interact with each other)

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