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A man with a mass of 86.5 kg stands up in a 61-kg canoe of length 4.00 m floating on water. He walks from a point 0.75 m from the back of the canoe to a point 0.75 m from the front of the canoe. Assume negligible friction between the canoe and the water. How far does the canoe move?

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Answer:

The displacement of the canoe is 1.46 m

Explanation:

Given that,

Mass of canoe = 61 kg

Mass of man = 86.5 kg

Length = 4 m

Let the the displacement of the canoe is x'

We need to calculate the displacement of the man

Using formula of displacement

[tex]x=x_{2}-x_{1}[/tex]

Put the value into the formula

[tex]x=4-(0.75+0.75)[/tex]

[tex]x=2.5\ m[/tex]

We need to calculate the displacement of the canoe

Using conservation of momentum

[tex]M_{m}v_{m}=(M_{c}+M_{m})v_{c}[/tex]

[tex]M_{m}\dfrac{x}{t}=(M_{c}+M_{m})\dfrac{x'}{t}[/tex]

[tex]86.5\times2.5=(61+86.5)\times x'[/tex]

[tex]x'=\dfrac{86.5\times2.5}{61+86.5}[/tex]

[tex]x'=1.46\ m[/tex]

Hence, The displacement of the canoe is 1.46 m

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