{"id":305,"date":"2018-08-07T20:31:38","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T20:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/louisville-wm-physics\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=305"},"modified":"2019-07-17T19:37:48","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T19:37:48","slug":"putting-it-together-newtons-laws","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/louisville-wm-physics\/chapter\/putting-it-together-newtons-laws\/","title":{"raw":"Putting It Together: Newton's Laws","rendered":"Putting It Together: Newton&#8217;s Laws"},"content":{"raw":"Newton\u2019s laws of motion tell us the following:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><em>First law<\/em> \u2013 An object undergoing uniform motion, whether remaining at rest or moving in a straight line at a constant speed, will continue to do so until it is acted on by a net, external force.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><em>Second law<\/em> \u2013 If an object is acted on by a net, external force, the magnitude of the object\u2019s acceleration will be 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