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The moment of a force

A. Is the turning effect produced by a force, on the body, on which it acts

B. Is equal to the product of force acting on the body and the perpendicular distance of a point and the line of action of the force

C. Is equal to twice the area of the triangle, whose base is the line representing the force and whose vertex is the point, about which the moment is taken

D. All of the above

Answer: Option D


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