Explain the Laws of Motion


Newton's three laws of motion are as follows:

1. The First Law of Motion states that every object at a rest or in a uniform motion at a constant speed in a straight line will remain in that state unless an external force acts upon it. The first law is also called as the law of inertia, which was pioneered by Galileo.

2. The Second Law of Motion describes that force equals to mass times acceleration. It states that the time rate of change of the momentum of a body is equal in both magnitude and direction to the force imposed on it. F = ma, where F is force, m is mass, and a is acceleration.

3. The Third Law of Motion states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Newton's third law implies conservation of momentum. When one object exerts force on a second object at some point of contact there must be an equal and opposite force from the second object that cancels the applied force.


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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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