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Laws of Motion and Friction: Inertial vs Non-inertial MCQ

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Inertial vs Non-inertialMediumQuestion 30234

Question

Newton's laws in their standard form are valid only in:
  1. A
    Any frame
  2. B
    Inertial frames
    Correct
  3. C
    Non-inertial frames
  4. D
    Frames at rest only

Correct answer

Inertial frames

Explanation

An inertial frame is one that is not accelerating. Newton's laws hold without modification only in inertial frames.

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