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A body is dropped from the celling of a transparent cabin falling freely towards the earth . Describe the motion of the body as observed by an observer (a) sitting in the cabin (b) standing on earth.

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(a) The body will appear stationary in air , (b) The body will appear to be falling freely under acceleration due to gravity .
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