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The potential energy of a body of 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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