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Define the term force.


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  1. Force is an external agent capable of changing the state of rest or motion of a particular body.
  2. It has a magnitude and a direction. The SI unit is Newton(N).
  3. The direction towards which the force is applied is known as the direction of the force and the application of force is the point where force is applied.

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