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A passenger inside a uniformly accelerating bus appears to be pushed backward. This apparent force is a:

Areal force
Bpseudo (inertial) force
Ccentripetal force
Dfrictional force
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. pseudo (inertial) force
Pseudo force in the non-inertial frame of the bus.
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