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Effect of a force on a body depends upon

Force is defined as any action of a body on another, which tends to change the state of rest or of motion of the other body.

To completely define a force, we must specify its magnitude, its point of application, and its direction, which is known as force characteristics.

  • The magnitude of a force is obtained by comparing it with a certain standard force.
  • The point of application of the force is that point in the body at which the force can be assumed to be concentrated.
  • The direction or line of action of the force in that direction in which the acting force tends to move the body.
  • It is a straight line passing through the point of application of the force. The sense of the force is indicated by an arrowhead.