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Question
Give qualitative definition of force on the basic of Newton's first law of motion.
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Solution 1
Force is that external cause which can move a stationary object or which can stop a moving object.
Solution 2
According to Newton's first law force is that external agency which tends to change the state of rest or the state of motion of a body.
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