According to Newton's first law of motion, what will an object in motion do when no external force acts on it? come to a stop move at the same velocity speed up change direction
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Step 1: According to Newton's first law of motion, an object in motion will continue to move at the same velocity unless acted upon by an external force. Show more…
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