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Suppose a tunnel is dug along a diameter of the earth. A particle is dropped from a point at a distance h directly above the tunnel. The motion of the particle as seen from the earth is

A

simple harmonic

B

parabolic

C

on a straight line

D

periodic

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C, D
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