Question:
By pulling his hands backwards, he increases the time to reduce the momentum of the ball. Hence, less force is exerted on his hands. The inertia of an object tends to cause the object
(a) to increase its speed
(b) to decrease its speed
(c) to resist any change in its state of motion
(d) to decelerate due to friction.
Solution:
(c) to resist any change in its state of motion