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A passenger in moving train tosses a coin which falls behind him why?

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Because motion of train is accelerated.
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Because motion of train is at rest
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Because motion of train is deflated.
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Solution

The correct option is A Because motion of train is accelerated.
As the train starts speeding up or it gets accelerated then the person sitting in train moves ahead but the position of the coin is same. Thus coin falls behind him.

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