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The unbalanced force that stops your foot pulls your body forward.
The unbalanced force that stops your foot pulls your body forward.
An unbalanced force stops your foot but does not act on the rest of your body.
An unbalanced force stops your foot but does not act on the rest of your body.
An unbalanced force pushes your body forward.
An unbalanced force pushes your body forward.
Newton's Second Law of Motion pushes your body forward after your foot stops.
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The best explanation for why your body continues to move forward after your foot stops is:
An unbalanced force stops your foot but does not act on the rest of your body.
This statement accurately describes the scenario: when you trip, the force that affects your foot (likely a collision with the ground or an obstacle) does not simultaneously apply to the rest of your body, which continues its forward momentum due to inertia.
