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Some people say that the force of inertia throws the passengers forward when when the a car brakes sharply What is wrong with this explanation?
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∙ 11y ago
There is no such thing as "force of inertia". The passengers are thrown forward, maintaining their initial motion. This is an application of Newton's First Law, which states that an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon a force. The force of the car brake is acted upon the car and not on the passengers. This is why the passengers continue to move forward for a second when the car stops.
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