Ben is being chased through the woods by a bull moose which he was attempting to photograph. The enormous mass of the bull moose is extremely intimidating. Yet, if Ben makes a zigzag pattern through the woods, he will be able to use the large mass of the moose to his own advantage. Explain this in terms of inertia and Newton's first law of motion.
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- Newton's First Law of Motion, which is also the Law of Inertia, states that greater the mass of an object, the greater will be its tendency to resist a change in its state of motion. This explanation comes under the category of Inertia of Motion.
- Thus, the bull moose, who has an enormous mass and weight, will face a greater resistance when it tries to change its direction in order to follow Ben in a zigzag pattern. Each time it will try to change its direction, its speed will significantly decrease due to the great magnitude of Inertia it possesses due to its weight.
- On the other hand, Ben, who is lighter in weight, will face less opposition if he tries to change his direction again and again in order to follow a zigzag path. Thus, he will be able to keep up in pace and can escape the bull moose.
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