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If the gravitational potential energy of a body on a planet is numerically equal to . U and the escape velocity of the same body is `V_(e')` then

A

`(U)/(V_(e))=m sqrt((GM)/(2R))`

B

`(U)/V^(e)=(mGM)/( R)`

C

`(U)/(V_(e))=m sqrt((GM)/(2R))`

D

`(U)/(V_(e))=m sqrt((2R)/(GM))`

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C

`U=(GMm)/(R )` and `V_(e)=sqrt((2GM)/(R ))`
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