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We have seen that an observer in an inertial reference frame can use Newton’s laws, whil...

We have seen that an observer in an inertial reference frame can use Newton’s laws, while observers in a noninertial frame must include fictitious forces. Identify the following reference frames as either inertial or noninertial and explain your answers.

(a) A car traveling on a level road at a constant velocity

(b) A car traveling up a steep mountain road at a constant velocity

(c) A child sitting on a rotating merry-go-round

(d) An apple falling from a tree

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