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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is inertia?

OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

Inertia is the resistance of any physical object to a change in its state of motion or rest, or the tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inertia

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanksssss

OpenStudy (anonymous):

big mass big inertia!.. ;-).. hence its easy to get a bicycle moving.. but difficult to get a train moving! (or stopping for that matter).

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yw!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

inertia means the inability of a body..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

inertia is nothing but mass inertia is directly prpotional yo mass

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Inertia is characteristic of a body due to which it resist it state of rest or state of motion.

OpenStudy (shamim):

inertia is 2 kinds. 1. static inertia 2.kinetic inertia

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks everyone

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Inertia is the resistance of any physical object to a change in it's state of motion or rest, or the tendency of a object to resist any change in it's motion. Isaac Newton came up with it!!

OpenStudy (ksaimouli):

something that resist the motion example when the car starts u will go back (inertia) when car stops u will lean front

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank u

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