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The ratio `g/g_h`, where g and `g_h` are the acceleration due to gravity at the surface of the earth and at a height h above the earth's surface respectively, is :

A

`(1+h/R)^2`

B

`(1+R/h)^2`

C

`(R/h)^2`

D

`(h/R)^2`

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