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When a bus starts to move suddenly the passengers experience a backward jerk which type of inertia is this?

EXPLANATION: When a bus suddenly starts moving, the passengers fall backward due to the law of inertia of rest or 1st law of Newton.



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Because the lower part of the body comes to rest with the bus while the upper part tends to continue its motion due to inertia.

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When bus starts moving forward, lower part of the person begin to move with the bus whereas the upper part of the body tends to remain in rest due to inertia. Q. Assertion :When a bus starts suddenly, a person standing in it falls backwards.

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So, this is an example of non-uniform motion. Was this answer helpful?

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