Keep a small rectangular shaped piece of paper on the edge of a table

1.	Keep a small rectangular shaped piece of paper on the edge of a table and place an old five rupee coin on its surface vertically as shown in the figure below. Now give a quick push to the paper with your finger. How do you explain inertia with this experiment?
Answer» 1. The coin and the paper are in inertia of rest. 2. When we give a quick push to the paper, paper comes to inertia of motion and the coin remains in its original state i.e., inertia of rest. 3. As a result, the paper will come out and the coin remains on the table without changing its position.

Keep a small rectangular shaped piece of paper on the edge of a table and place an old five rupee coin on its surface vertically as shown in the figure below. Now give a quick push to the paper with your finger. How do you explain inertia with this experiment?

Answer»

1. The coin and the paper are in inertia of rest.

2. When we give a quick push to the paper, paper comes to inertia of motion and the coin remains in its original state i.e., inertia of rest.

3. As a result, the paper will come out and the coin remains on the table without changing its position.