Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)

Published by Addison-Wesley
ISBN 10: 0321909100
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-910-7

Chapter 2 - Think and Discuss - Page 38: 80

Answer

You should disagree with your discussion partners.

Work Step by Step

Inertia is the name given to the property that objects in motion tend to remain in motion, and objects at rest tend to stay at rest. It is not any kind of force. This is discussed on page 25.
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