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The formula –GMm(1/r(2) – 1/r(1)) is mo...

The formula `–GMm(1/r_(2) – 1/r_(1))` is more/less accurate than the formula `mg(r_(2) – r_(1))` for the difference of potential energy between two points `r_(2) and r_(1)` distance away from the centre of the earth.

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