Which of these is an example of the meaning of inertia in physics

crashing into another car because the brakes on your car failed

larger acceleration from the same net force if the mass being accelerated is larger

smaller acceleration from the same net force if the mass being accelerated is smaller

continuing to drive in the wrong direction by choosing not to turn around

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Kali Mcclain

Physics

13 October, 23:57

Which of these is an example of the meaning of inertia in physics

crashing into another car because the brakes on your car failed

larger acceleration from the same net force if the mass being accelerated is larger

smaller acceleration from the same net force if the mass being accelerated is smaller

continuing to drive in the wrong direction by choosing not to turn around

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Ruben Zuniga · Answer 1

The correct option is A.

In physics, inertia has to do with Newton's first law of motion which states that an object will continue in its state of rest or in motion unless it is acted upon by a force. Thus, inertia refers to the tendency of an object to continue its motion in a straight line at constant velocity. In the question given above, the car that its brake failed would have continue moving indefinitely if it did not crash into another car, that is, it will continue in its state of motion.