If the acceleration due to gravity at the surface of theearth is g, the work done in slowly lifting a body of mass m from the earth's

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asked Mar 24, 2018 in Physics by shabnam praween (19,050 points) 5 6 8

If the acceleration due to gravity at the surface of theearth is g, the work done in slowly lifting a body of mass m from the earth's surface to a height R equal to the radius of the earth is.

(a) 1/2 mgR

(b) 2mgR

(c) mgR 

(d) 1/4 mgR.

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answered Mar 24, 2018 by santoshjha (25,550 points) 4 5 6
selected Mar 27, 2018 by Vikash Kumar
 
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The correct answer is

(a) 1/2 mgR

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