Verify that the gravitational force − G M m r ^ / r 2 on a point mass due to a fixed point mass at the origin is conservative and the corresponding potential energy.

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Verify that the gravitational force −GMmr^/r2 on a point mass due to a fixed point mass at the origin is conservative and the corresponding potential energy.

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