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The change in the gravitational potential energy when a body of a mass `m` is raised to a height `nR` above the surface of the earth is (here `R` is the radius of the earth)

A

`mgR (n)/(n-1)`

B

`nmgR`

C

`mgR n^(2)/(n^(2)+1)`

D

`mgR (n)/(n+1)`

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