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State and explain the law of inertia (or Newton's first law of motion).

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Newton's first law of motion states that a body at rest remains at rest, or, if in motion, remains in motion at a constant velocity unless acted on by a net external force. ...Inertia is the tendency of an object to remain at rest or remain in motion. Inertia is the property possesed by a body by virtue of its mass.


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