LINEAR MOMEMTUM
CONTENT
- Newton’s First Law of Motion, Impulse and Momentum
- Newton’s First Law of Motion
- Inertia
- Applications of Newton’s First Law of Motion
- Momentum
- Impulse
- Newton’s Third Law of Motion and Applications
Newton’s First Law of Motion, Impulse and Momentum
The influence of unbalanced forces and the laws governing the motion are discussed in this topic.
Newton’s First Law of Motion
The first law states that every object continues in its state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line unless acted upon by an external force.
Inertia
It is the tendency of a body to remain in its state of rest or uniform linear motion. Newton’s law of motion is called law of inertia.
Applications of Newton’s First Law of Motion
1. When a moving vehicle is suddenly brought to rest by the application of the brakes, the passengers suddenly jerk forward as they tend to continue in their straight line motion.
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