The inertia of an object tends to cause the object:
toincreaseitsspeed
todecreaseitsspeed
todecelerateduetofriction
toresistanychangeinitsstateofmotion
A
todecelerateduetofriction
B
toincreaseitsspeed
C
toresistanychangeinitsstateofmotion
D
todecreaseitsspeed
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Inertia of an object is the tendency of the object to resist change in motion. The inertia is directly dependent on the mass of the body. Inertia resist any change in its state of motion and is of three types:
Inertia of rest
Inertia of motion
Inertia of direction
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