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A passenger getting down from a moving bus, falls in the direction of the motion of the bus. This is is an example for

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Due to inertia of motion
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  • A man getting down a running bus, falls forwad because

    A
    Due to inertia of rest, road is left behind and man reaches forward
    B
    Due to inertia of motion upper part of body continues to be in motion in forward direction while feet come to rest as soon as they touch the road
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    B
    due to inertia of motion upper part of body continues to be in motion in forward direction while feet come to rest as soon as they touch the road.
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    he leans forward as a matter of habbit
    D
    of the combined effect of all the three factors stated in (A), ( B ) and ( C )

  • When a bus starts suddenly, the passengers standing on it lean backwards in the bus. This is an example of

    A
    Newton's first law
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