Which of the following gives the gravitational potential energy of an object of mass…

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Problem

Which of the following gives the gravitational potential energy of an object of mass

m

raised to a height

h

above the ground (take acceleration due to gravity

g

)? (a)

\dfrac12 mgh

(b)

2mgh

(c)

mgh

(d)

mgh^{2}