A body of mass m rises to a height h = R/5 from the earth's surface where R is earth's radius. If g is acceleration due to gravity , the increase in PE is
Increase in PE = mgR2 [ 1/R – 1/( R + h)]
Put R = 5h
Incr. in PE = 5mgh/6
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