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    Show That the Change in Gravitational Potential Energy U<sub>2</sub> -U<sub>1</sub>
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Show That the Change in Gravitational Potential Energy U2 -U1

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Question 59

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Show that the change in gravitational potential energy U2 -U1 = -GmM(1/R2 - 1/R1) becomes mgh when h << r.

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r=R+h where R=Earth radius.
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