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INERTIA AND
NEWTON'S FIRST LAW APPLICATIONS

OF MOTION

It is the tendency

of an object to
An object at rest or resists a change in

motion continues to itsstate of rest or

be at rest or in of uniform motion.

uniform motion in a

straight line unless Inertia of rest

and until an external and
applications.
unbalanced force is

applied to it.
Inertia of motion
and applications.

Also called Gallileo's law of
Inertia. Inertia of direction
and applications.

It gives qualitative
Mass is the
definition of force. measure of Inertia.

A five rupee coin
has more inertia
than a one rupee
coin.