I have been taught not to include it as a force on a free body diagram.
2006-10-11 13:19:54 · 5 answers · asked by cdreed3000 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Well...it's more of a state than a force. Inertia just describes a force being present or not. Object staying at rest or object staying in motion.
2006-10-11 13:21:31 · answer #1 · answered by Shaun 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would say that inertia is a force because you can do things with it that you can't do yourself.
Do NOT take this as a true and absolute answer!!! I may be wrong...
2006-10-11 20:29:29 · answer #2 · answered by MythGuyDK 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
inertia is the resistance of force.
an object that wont move very easily due to an applied force is said to have inertia - the resistance to motion
2006-10-11 20:47:36 · answer #3 · answered by glazeddonut27 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, inertia is momentum, and momentum is =mv or mass times velocity. It's just not a force, a force involves a change in something, always, momentum doesn't, momentum is a constant unless changed by a force.
Hmmm I seem to be using roundhouse reasoning, I hope it makes sense to you.
2006-10-11 20:28:49 · answer #4 · answered by Archangel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
inertia is a quality of mass
2006-10-11 20:30:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋