A handbag hanging from the roof of a bus stays vertically downward when the bus is…

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Laws of Motion · Laws of Motion

Problem

A handbag hanging from the roof of a bus stays vertically downward when the bus is moving on a straight road at constant speed, but the same handbag swings backward when the driver suddenly presses the accelerator. Explain these two observations.

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