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A body is falling under gravity . When it loses a gravitational potential energy `U`, its speed is `v`. The mass of the body shell be

A

`2U//upsilon^2`

B

`2upsilon//U^2`

C

`2upsilon//U`

D

`U^2//2upsilon`

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