A body A of mass M while falling vertically downward under gravity breaks into two parts, a body B of mass 
and a body C of mass 
. The centre of mass B and C taken together shifts, compared to that of body A, towards
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D
Mg is the only external force acting on the system
Centre of mass will continue moving vertically downwards and there is not any relative shift of the center of mass of the system 
.
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