Motion a baseball player slides into third base. why according to the newtonian model of motion does the player eventually come to rest? Asked by bookragstutor 13 years ago 8/20/2012 9:51 AM Last updated by anonymous 12 years ago 12/26/2012 10:21 PM
Friction comes into play. Newton's first law says that something will stay in motion until acted upon by an unbalanced force. That force, in this example is friction. Friction overpowers the force of the player's motion.
