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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 )

A

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

B

`mgR`

C

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

D

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

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