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A person of mass m is standing on a boat of mass M as shown in figure D is the distance between person and shore if the person walks distance d away from shore on boat how far is he now from the Shore

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6 Years agoGrade
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Profile image of Vikas TU
6 Years ago
The man is distance d away from shore .
the relative displacement of boat is = md/(M+m)
where m is mass of man ,and d is the distance he walks towards the shore and M is the mass of boat
Initial distance from shore  = D 
the total distance from the shore is = initial distance from the shore – distance walked by the man + relative displacement of boat 
=> D -d + md/(M+m)
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