A moving bicycle comes to rest after sometime if we stop pedalling it. But Newton’s first law of motion says that a moving body should continue to move for ever, unless some external force acts on it. How do you explain the bicycle case?

A moving bicycle comes to rest after some time if we stop pedaling it and it does not continue to move forever as Newton’s first law of motion says that a moving body should continue to move forever unless some external force acts on it. It is due to external forces like air resistance and friction between the tires of the bicycle and the surface of the ground which brings the bicycle to rest from the state of motion.

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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