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A person sitting in a train moving with constant velocity along a straight line throws a ball vertically upward. Will the ball return to thrower's hand? Why?

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Here the acceleration of the person sitting in an artificial satellite is equal to the acceleration of satellite revolving round the earth (is equal to g). So, the acceleration of the person with respect to satellite is zero. Therefore, the person is weightless with respect of satellite. Here it will be ''remembered that a person feels his weight only when the surface on which he is standing exerts reactionary force on him.
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