Can Velocity and Mass Alone Create Force?

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can we get Force with velocity and mass only?
 
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Force of what, where, in which setup? Mass and velocity of what?

Your question is way too vague to answer.

Is this a homework problem?
 
No it isn't. Like the force of a punch or a rocket
 
Not without context.

A rocket at a given mass and velocity can either use its thrusters or not use them. The resulting force will be very different.
 
John Clement Husain said:
No it isn't. Like the force of a punch or a rocket
I think you mean impact force? An object in motion does not just "have force".

And the answer is still no: force for an impact(collision) is determined by the rate of deceleration, which depends also on the structure of the objects colliding. It doesn't have a single value and the variation throughout the impact can be very complex.
 
Do you mean formula ## F=\frac{dp}{dt}=m\cdot\frac{dv}{dt}##?
 
John Clement Husain said:
Can we get Force with velocity and mass only?
It takes force to change the velocity of a mass.