The rate of change of momentum of a body is equal to the resultant :
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This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-1 – 2016
Momentum (p) is defined as the product of mass (m) and velocity (v), i.e., p = mv.
If mass is constant, the rate of change of momentum is d(mv)/dt = m(dv/dt) = ma, where a is acceleration. This is the more commonly known form of Newton’s Second Law, F = ma.