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NEET · Physics · STD 11 - 4.1 newtons laws of motion

A girl jumps down from a moving bus, along the direction of motion of the bus, tilting slightly forward. She falls on \((a)\) a sheet of ice \((b)\) a patch of glue.

  1. A In both cases \((a)\) and \((b)\) she falls forward
  2. B In both cases \((a)\) and \((b)\) she falls backward
  3. C In case \((a)\) she falls forward and in case \((b)\) she falls backward
  4. D In case \((a)\) she falls backward and in case \((b)\) she falls forward
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(A) In both cases \((a)\) and \((b)\) she falls forward

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Her leg becomes still at the patch of glue but her leg cannot move forward while her head moves forward due to inertia of motion. Hence, she falls forward.
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