You are thrown ahead when your car suddenly comes to a halt and you are thrown backwards when your car rapidly accelerates. Which law of Newton is involved in this?
A
Third law
B
Second law
C
First law
D
Law of gravitation
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While in a car, when it accelerates or decelerates, there is an external force acting in an inertial frame that changes the state of motion of our body. This is Newton's first law.
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