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The earth’s radius is R and acceleration due to gravity as its surface is g. If a body of mass m is sent to a height of R/5 from the earth’s surface the PE increase (h = R/5) by:

A

mgh

B

mgh

C

`(5//6)mgh`

D

`(6//7)mgh`

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