What is the concept of inertia and how does it relate to Newtons First Law?

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Inertia is the body's inherent property to resist any change in its state of rest or motion. Newton's First Law of Motion says that unless an external force is applied to an object, it will not change its state (rest or motion). Hence, the first law of Newton defines inertia. It also says that if th

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