Which law is involved in the act of cleaning a carpet by beating it with a stick ?

First law of motion.

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Second law of motion

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Law of conservation of energy

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Law of conservation of mass

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Solution

The correct option is A First law of motion.
The dust particles get separated out from the carpet by beating it with a stick due to their inertia of rest which is explained by Newton's first law of motion.

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