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5 Sep 2009 06:22:59 IST
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Is inertia a force-an opposing force?
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5 Sep 2009 09:00:52 IST
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inertia is not a force.........its the resistance of mass, i.e. any physical object, to a change in its state of motion..... its like lazyness of an object to move or stop when acted upon by an external force ......its the measure of mass.....more the mass more the resistance to the change and more the inertia
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5 Sep 2009 09:13:46 IST
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Inertia is the property of a body by virtue of which it tends to RESIST any change in it's state of motion or state of rest ! Inertia is not a force but opposes external forces which try to acclerate the body ! Inertia is defined to be equal to the mass of the body !
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5 Sep 2009 09:33:19 IST
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i guess u shud hav learnt about inertia in ur 9th standard.........
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5 Sep 2009 12:08:17 IST
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Inertia is the resistance of mass, i.e. any physical object, to a change in its state of motion.Inertia is not a force but a propety of a body........In even simpler terms, inertia means that an object will always continue moving at its current speed and in its current direction until some force causes its speed or direction to change. This would include an object that is not in motion (velocity = zero), which will remain at rest until some force causes it to move.
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5 Sep 2009 15:36:43 IST
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rate if satisfied.......
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2 Oct 2009 18:42:29 IST
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Good answer @Nix. Very well answered. I'd just like to add a line: Inertia isn't a force, its a state... the most natural state any body can have
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