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A floor-mat of mass M made up of extensible material, is rolled along its length so as to form a cylinder of radius R and kept on a rough horizontal surface. If the mat is now unrolled, without sliding, to a radius `(R )/(2)`, the decrease in potential energy is

A

`1/2MgR`

B

`7/8MgR`

C

`5/8MgR`

D

`3/4 MgR`

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