How are F = dp/dt and F = ma equivalent?

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\According to Newton's second law, force is defined as rate of change of momentum or force is defined as product of mass into acceleration, I both of these definitions are same and right.

My questions are,
(1) how can i prove this two definitions are same?
 
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F=dp/dt=d(mv)/dt=m(dv/dt)=ma
Actually, these two definitions are not equivalent in the framework of special relativity.