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The potential energy of a body mass m is `U=ax+by` the magnitude of acceleration of the body will be-

A

`(ab)/(m)`

B

`((a+b)/(m))`

C

`(sqrt(a^(2)+b^(2)))/(m)`

D

`(a^(2)+b^(2))/(m)`

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