A figure skater is on an imaginary frictionless rink of ice. If she pushes off the wall at one end of the rink, and then does not move her body, what will happen to her if there are no other acting external forces?(1 point)
If there are no other acting external forces, the figure skater will continue to move along the rink with the same velocity and direction as when she pushed off the wall. According to Newton's first law of motion, also known as the law of inertia, an object at rest (or in this case, at constant velocity) will remain at rest (or in this case, keep moving with the same velocity) unless acted upon by an external force. Therefore, since there are no external forces acting on the skater, she will continue moving without any change in her motion.
