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explain inertia and it it's three types with examples.

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Inertia is the resistance of any physical object to any change in its position and state of motion. This includes changes to the object's speed, direction, or state of rest.Inertia is also defined as the tendency of objects to keep moving in a straight line at a constant velocity. The principle of inertia is one of the fundamental principles in classical physics that are still used to describe the motion of objects and how they are affected by the applied forces on them.

Three types of inertia are:

1). Inertia of rest: The ability of a body to resist any change in its state of rest.

2). Inertia of motion: The ability of a body to resist any change in its state of motion.

3). Inertia of rotation/direction: The ability of a body to resist any change in its state of rotation (or direction) is inertia of rotation.

examples -

Inertia of rest: when the bus starts and moves forward we are pushed backward

Inertia of motion: when a moving bus stops suddenly we fall forwards

Inertia of direction: when the bus suddenly takes turn we fall in the direction opposite to it.


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