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The kinetic energy needed to project a body of mass m from the earth's surface to infinity is

A

`(mgR)/(2)`

B

`2mgR`

C

`mgR`

D

`(mgR)/(4)`

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C

Requried `KE=(GMm)/(R)=mgR`
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