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The additional kinetic energy to be provided to a satellite of mass m revolving around a planet of mass M, to transfer it from a circular orbit of radius `R_(1)` to another of radius `R_(2)(R_(2) gt R_(1))` is

A

`GmM (1/R_(1)-1/R_(2))`

B

`2 Gm M (1/R_(1) - 1/R_(2))`

C

`1/2 GmM (1/R_(1)-1/R_(2))`

D

`GmM(1/R_(1)^(2)-1/R_(2)^(2))`

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