21 A narrow but tall cabin is falling freely near the earth

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21 A narrow but tall cabin is falling freely near the earth s surface Inside the cabin two small stones A and B are released from rest relative to the cabin Initially A is much above the centre of mass and B much below the centre of mass of the cabin A close observation of the motion of A and B will reveal that a both A and B continue to be exactly at rest relative to the cabin b A moves slowly upward and B moves slowly downward relative to the cabin c both A and B fall to the bottom of the cabin with constant acceleration due to gravity d A and B move slightly towards each other vertically