The kinetic energy needed to project a body of mass $m$ from the earth's surface (radius $R$) to infinity is

  • A

    $\frac{{mgR}}{2}$

  • B

    $2mgR$

  • C

    $mgR$

  • D

    $\frac{{mgR}}{4}$

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