power is A 50 kg man is stepping to the right out of a 20 kg boat that has been

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power is A 50 kg man is stepping to the right out of a 20 kg boat that has been tied to the dock. He is thinking he will step onto What is most likely to happen Unanswered Q Submit Quiz The man will move a small distance to the right and the boat will move a larger distance to the left. The man will move to the right while the boat will stay in place. The boat will move to the left while the man will stay in place. The boat will move the same distance to the left as the man will move to the right. The boat will move a small distance to the left and the man will move a larger distance to the right.

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Due conservation of momentum (no external forces interat in the system) and the boat can freely glide. The forces are equal

A) The man only moves a short distance to the right while the boat moves a larger distance to the left.

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