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Newton's Laws of Motion

Newton described force as the ability to cause mass to accelerate. His three laws state that: 1) an object at rest stays at rest or in motion at a constant velocity unless acted on by a net force; 2) the rate of change of momentum of an object is equal to the net force acting on it; and 3) for every action force there is an equal and opposite reaction force. Newton's Laws of Motion are valid only in an inertial frame of reference.

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Newton's Laws of Motion

Newton described force as the ability to cause mass to accelerate. His three laws state that: 1) an object at rest stays at rest or in motion at a constant velocity unless acted on by a net force; 2) the rate of change of momentum of an object is equal to the net force acting on it; and 3) for every action force there is an equal and opposite reaction force. Newton's Laws of Motion are valid only in an inertial frame of reference.

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Newton's laws[edit]

Main article: Newton's laws of motion


Newton described force as the ability to cause a mass to accelerate. His three laws can be
summarized as follows:
1. First law: If there is no net force on an object, then its velocity is constant. The object is
either at rest (if its velocity is equal to zero), or it moves with constant speed in a single
direction.[2][3]
2. Second law: The rate of change of linear momentum P of an object is equal to the net
force Fnet, i.e., dP/dt = Fnet.
3. Third law: When a first body exerts a force F1 on a second body, the second body
simultaneously exerts a force F2 = F1 on the first body. This means that F1 and F2 are equal
in magnitude and opposite in direction.
Newton's Laws of Motion are valid only in an inertial frame of reference

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