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When a sailor jumps forward from a moving boat, what effect does it have on the boat, and which of Newton's laws explains this?

RRB Ministerial & Isolated Categories (Chief Law Assistant) 12/09/2025 / Shift-I 2025
✓ Answer: C The boat moves backward — Newton's third law
The sailor pushes the boat backward, and the boat exerts an equal and opposite forward force on the sailor, illustrating Newton's third law.
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