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How much energy is required to move a stationary body of mass M from an orbit of radius 2R to 3R ?

A

`(GMm)/(2R^2)`

B

`(GMm)/(3R^2)`

C

`(GMm)/(8R^2)`

D

`(GMm)/(6R^2)`

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D
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