Which of the following expressions represents the gravitational potential energy of a…

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Problem

Which of the following expressions represents the gravitational potential energy of a body of mass

m

kept at a height

h

above the ground (take acceleration due to gravity as

g

)? (a)

\dfrac{1}{2} m g h

(b)

\dfrac{G M m}{h}

(c)

m g h

(d)

\dfrac{1}{2} k x^{2}