Thank you ambareesh13 for making an attempt I appreciate your efforts and I have also rated you for that
However whatever you have provided here is something I already know What I really wanted to know is this We say that Gravitational potential energy is defined as E=-GMm/R Where the symbols have their usual meanings
According to this equation, the potential energy should increase as we move towards the earth
But when we calculate potential energy as E=mgh, we say that the energy of the system decreases as we descend towards the earth's surface
Moreover, In Interactive physics Vol 4 [work energy power] it is mentioned on page 41 [ in C 10 ] that positive work done by a conservative force decreases the potential energy of the system
According to this explanation then, the potential energy of a system should decrease as we move towards the earth from infinity
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