A body of mass m is lifted up from the surface of earth to a height three times the radius of the earth R.The change in potential energy of the body is
2mgR
34mgR
54mgR
3mgR
A
2mgR
B
3mgR
C
54mgR
D
34mgR
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ΔU=mgh1+hR h=3R
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