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The change in potential energy when a body of mass m is raised to a height `nR_(E)` from earth's surface is (`R_(E)`=radius of the earth )

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

B

nmgR

C

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

D

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

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