You were wondering that while train is running at constant velocity and driver applies brake to stop the train, you always feel a sudden jerk. A scientific answer for this event will be obtained by:

Newton's third law of motion

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Newton's second law of motion

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Newton's first law of motion

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Newton's law of gravitation

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The correct option is C Newton's first law of motion

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