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Provide an example of a situation that can be explained by each of Newton's Three Laws of Motion.

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First, let us state Newton's three laws of motion.

The first law of motion states that:

The second law of motion states that:

The third law of motion states that:

Let us take an example of a ball that is stationary on a frictionless floor. As long as no force acts on the ball, it will continue to remain at rest but once a person kicks the ball, it begins to move and stay in motion (since the floor is frictionless, hence, no resistive force).

That is an application of the first law of motion.

The acceleration of this ball depends on the force with which it was kicked and the mass of the ball, as shown in the force equation:


F=ma

where m = mass, a = acceleration

That is an application of the second law of motion.

Assuming that this ball then comes in contact with a wall and stops moving. The force that the ball exerts on the wall is equal to the force that the wall exerts on the ball, but both forces act opposite one another.

That is an application of the third law of motion.

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