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Newton's laws of motion

Inertia, F=ma, action–reaction — the three laws all of mechanics rests on.

Newton's three laws are the foundation of classical mechanics.

The three laws

  • 1st (inertia) — an object stays at rest or in uniform motion unless a force acts on it.
  • 2nd — F = ma. Force equals mass times acceleration.
  • 3rd — for every action there's an equal and opposite reaction.