Allan is being chased through the woods by a large crocodile that he was attempting to photograph. The enormous mass of the crocodile is extremely intimidating. Yet, if Allan makes a zigzag pattern through the woods, he will be able to use the large mass of the crocodile to his own advantage. Explain this in terms of inertia and Newton's first law of motion.

Allan is being chased through the woods by a large crocodile that he was attempting to photograph. The enormous mass of the crocodile is extremely intimidating. Yet, if Allan makes a zigzag pattern through the woods, he will be able to use the large mass of the crocodile to his own advantage. Explain this in terms of inertia and Newton's first law of motion.