A bending moment may be defined as: (A) Arithmetic sum of the moments of all the forces on either side of the section (B) Arithmetic sum of the forces on either side of the section (C) Algebraic sum of the moments of all the forces on either side of the section (D) None of these

A bending moment may be defined as:
(A) Arithmetic sum of the moments of all the forces on either side of the section
(B) Arithmetic sum of the forces on either side of the section
(C) Algebraic sum of the moments of all the forces on either side of the section
(D) None of these
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(C) Algebraic sum of the moments of all the forces on either side of the section
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