A Boy Is Standing at the Stern (Back)of a Boat

question 28

Multiple Choice

A boy is standing at the stern (back) of a boat that is 8.0 m long.There is no friction between the boat and the water.The boy has a mass of 63 kg and the boat has a mass of 780 kg.The bow (front) of the boat is touching a dock and the fore-and-aft axis of the boat is perpendicular to the dock.The boy walks from the stern of the boat to the bow.When he reaches the bow,his distance from the dock is

• A)7.6 m
• B)0.65 m
• C)0.51 m
• D)0.56 m
• E)1.3 m

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