Newton's first law of motion (law of inertia)
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In the first law, an object will not change its motion unless a force acts on it.
Newton's First law:
Newton's first law states that if a body is at rest or moving at a constant speed in a straight line, it will remain at rest or keep moving in a straight line at constant speed unless it is acted upon by a force. Newton's first law, also called the "Law of inertia".
Conversely, if the objects velocity is not changing, them it must have a net force of zero. Mathematically,
Fnet= 0 ↔ dv/dt=0
Newton's first law describes objects that are in two different situations: objects that are stationary , and objects that are moving straight at a constant speed.
An object which is undergoing a net force of zero is said to be at mechanical equilibrium. An objects which has net forces of zero and which is not moving is at mechanical equilibrium , but an object that is moving in a straight line with constant velocity is at mechanical equilibrium.