Matthew is running a marathon and trips over a pile of acorns, but finishes the race. afterwards he finds out his ankle is sprained. what theory best accounts for the fact that matthew did not immediately stop running after tripping
newtons first law Newton's first law of motion is often
stated as. An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion
stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless
acted upon by an unbalanced force.