neglecting the effect of rotation of earth.suppose earth suddenly stop attracting objects placed near its surface.a person standing on surface will

a:fly up

b:slip along the surface

c: fly along a tangent to earth surface

d:remain standing

ans:d

Dear bhumika

If you draw the FBD of man then you can see that there will be no mg (weight) now. hence no normal reaction . hence there is no net force on the man.

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