A coin tossed vertically by a passenger sitting in a train that is moving with a uniform velocity, still returns to his palm. This demonstrates the principle of.

Inertia(Newton's First Law of Motion)

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Addition of velocities of the train and the coin

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The correct option is A Inertia(Newton's First Law of Motion)
A coin tossed vertically by a passenger sitting in a train that is moving with a uniform velocity, still returns to his palm, it happens due to the phenomenon of inertia as the person and coin in his hand both are in uniform motion with the train.

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