What are Newton's Laws of Motion?

Newtons First Law:An object at rest will stay at rest, and an object in motion will stay in constant motion unless acted upon by a resultant force
Newtons Second Law:F=ma
Newtons Third Law:If object A exerts a force on object B. object B will exert an equal and opposite force of the same type on object A

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