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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

A

second law of motion

B

second law of motion

C

second law of motion

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inertia of motion

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A passenger getting down from a moving bus, falls in the direction of the motion of the bus. This is because his feet come to rest on touching the ground and the remaining body continues to move due to inertia of motion.
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