Why do we multiply velocity and mass to find momentum and not add or divide or any other mathematical operation is performed?

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Basically, the short answer to your question is that it is an experimental result, and not something that holds apriori. To answer your 'why', it is because it works - Defining momentum in this fashion allows us to explain the observed mechanics of a number of systems.

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