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Newton's laws of motion

Newton's 1st law

An object will stay at rest unless a force acts apon it, this is know as inertia.

 

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Newton's 2nd law

The force acting on an object is equal to the mass of that object times its acceleration. this can be shown by the equation

force = mass x acceleration (F=ma)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Newton's 3rd law

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

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