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

V

of a body of mass

m

kept at height

h

above the Earth’s surface (acceleration due to gravity

g

)? (a)

-mgh

(b)

mgh

(c)

\dfrac12 mgh

(d)

\dfrac{GmM}{R+h}