Inertia and Newton 3rd law Flashcards

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Inertia

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Tendency to keep moving with same velocity.

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inertial mass

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measures how difficult it is to change velocity of object.

Rearranging gives m=f/a, inertial mass is ratio of force over acceleration.

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3rd law

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when 2 objects interact, forces exert on each other are equal and opposite.

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example of 3rd law

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As man pushes wall, normal contact force acting on him, both are same size

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