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When a body is thrown vertically upwards from bottom of the building, its potential energy changes with height as
(take the bottom of the building as reference point)

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Solution

The correct option is A
The body is initially at a certain height from the reference point. So initial potential energy is a positive value.
As the height increases, work done by gravity becomes more negative.
So, Potential energy =(Work done)=mgh
Potential Energy increases linearly with height.

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