Derive the mgh approximation for gravitational potential energy.
Newton's law of gravitation -> GPE = GMm/r - GMm/(r+h)GPE = GMm(1/r - 1/(r+h))GPE = GMm(h)/(r(r+h))r >> h -> GPE ~ (m)(GM/r^2)h = mgh
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