Identify the correct expression for the gravitational potential energy of a body of…

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Problem

Identify the correct expression for the gravitational potential energy

U

of a body of mass

m

kept at a height

h

above a chosen reference level (uniform gravity

g

). (a)

U = 2\,m g h

(b)

U = -\,m g h

(c)

U = m g h

(d)

U = \dfrac{1}{2}\,m g h