A man of 50 kg mass is standing in a gravity free space at a height of 10 m above the floor. He throws a stone of 0.5 kg downwards with a speed 
. When the stone reaches the floor, the distance of the man above the floor will be
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As there is no external force acing on man and the center of mass of the system was at rest
initlally, hence there is no displacement of center of mass.
The distance of the man above the floor (total hight)
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