Which expression gives the gravitational potential energy of a satellite of mass…

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Problem

Which expression gives the gravitational potential energy

U

of a satellite of mass

m

located at a distance

r

from the center of a planet of mass

M

? (a)

U = -\dfrac{GMm}{2r}

(b)

U = -\dfrac{GMm}{r}

(c)

U = \dfrac{GMm}{r}

(d)

U = -\dfrac{2GMm}{r}