Newton’s Laws of Motion

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1.)    Law of Inertia
A body a rest will remain at rest or a body in motion will continue to move with constant velocity unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
Inertia is the property of a body that tends to resist a change in its state of rest or motion.

Examples :

2.)    Law of Acceleration
An unbalanced force acting on a body produces acceleration.
The acceleration is directly proportional to the unbalanced force and inversely proportional to the mass of the body.    It acts in the same direction as the unbalanced force.                    
In symbols ,   F = ma   (where  F is force , m is mass , a is acceleration)

The SI unit of Force is the Newton (N).
The newton is equivalent to kgm/s2 (kilogram meter per second squared).

Example:
A 5.0 kg body at rest was acted upon by a force resulting to its motion to the right at 4m/s2. Calculate the Force.
F = ma                   F=(5.0 kg)(4 m/s2) = 20 kgm/s2 or 20 N

3.)    Law of Interaction
             For every action, there is an equal but opposite reaction. 
                When Body A exerts a force on Body B, 
                     Body B will exert an equal but oppositely directed force on Body A.

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