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QAccording to Newton’s second law of motion, what is force?

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  • A Force is directly proportional to the rate of change of linear momentum of the body. ✔ ✖
  • B Force is inversely proportional to the rate of change of linear momentum of the body. ✔ ✖
  • C Force is directly proportional to the mass of the body. ✔ ✖
  • D D) Force is inversely proportional to the mass of the body. ✔ ✖
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According to Newton’s second law of motion, the force acting on a body is directly proportional to the rate of change of linear momentum of the body and the change in momentum takes place in the direction of the force.

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