Energy required to move a body of mass m from an orbit of radius 2R to 3R is:
$\frac{G M m}{12 R^{2}}$
$\frac{G M m}{3 R^{2}}$
$\frac{G M m}{8 R}$
$\frac{G M m}{6 R}$

Question

Energy required to move a body of mass m from an orbit of radius 2R to 3R is-dfrac-GMm-12R-2-dfrac-GMm-3R-2-dfrac-GMm-8R-dfrac-GMm-6R-

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Energy required to move a body of mass m from an orbit of radius 2R to 3R is:GMm12R2GMm3R2GMm8RGMm6R