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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/(n+1))`

D

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

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