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Matthew is running a marathon and trips over a pile of acorns, but finishes the race. afterwards he finds out his ankle is sprained. what theory best accounts for the fact that matthew did not immediately stop running after tripping

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newtons first law Newton's first law of motion is often stated as. An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
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