The change in the gravitational potential energy when a body of mass $m$ is raised to a height $h = nR$ above the surface of the Earth is (where $R$ is the radius of the Earth).

  • A
    $\left(\frac{n}{n+1}\right) mgR$
  • B
    $\left(\frac{n}{n-1}\right) mgR$
  • C
    $nmgR$
  • D
    $\frac{mgR}{n}$

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