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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

`upsilon_e`

B

`upsilon_e/sqrt2`

C

`upsilon_e/2`

D

zero

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