Inertia is that property of a body by virtue of which the body is

  • A
    Unable to change by itself the state of rest
  • B
    Unable to change by itself the state of uniform motion
  • C
    Unable to change by itself the direction of motion
  • D
    Unable to change by itself the state of rest and of uniform linear motion

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