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Balanced forces or Newton's First Law of Motion
When a gymnast is standing still there are two forces acting on her - her weight pushing and the floor pushing up. These forces are balanced. When forces acting on an object are balanced it will remain at rest or move in a straight line at constant speed. This is known as Newton's First Law of Motion.
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