if a man is at the edge of a boat and then walk towards centre of the boat, will the boat move in the opposite direction? Thank You!
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Answer: No, the boat will continue in it's original path.
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Since no external force is acting on the "man+boat+water" system when a man walks on the boat, thus center of mass of the system must always remain at its initial position.
So, when a man walks towards towards the shore, the boat must move away from the shore so as to keep the center of mass of the system at its initial position.
Explanation:
According to Newton's third law of motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. When the man jumps from a boat, he applies force on the boat due to which boat moves backward. An equal force is exerted by the boat on the man which helps the man to jump out of the boat.
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