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What is resultant force ?

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(i) When several forces act simultaneously on the same object , then the combined effect of multiple forces can be represented by a single force , which is termed as resultant force .
(ii) It is equal to vector sum (adding the magnitude of the force with their direction ) of all the forces .
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