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Body X is heavier than body Y. Which has more inertia?

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Inertia: Inertia is a property of a body of mass m by virtue of which it resists any change in its state of rest or state of motion.
Inertia is directly proportional to the mass of the object.
Hence body X has more inertia than body Y.

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