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Gravitational potential energy of a body of mass m at a height of h above the surface of earth (M = mass of earth,.R = radius of earth) is:

A

`GMm/(R+h)`

B

`-Gm/(R+h)`

C

`Gm/(R+h)`

D

`-GMm/(R+h)`

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