According to the Newton’s Third Law of Motion, what happens to a stationary rowing boat when a sailor jumps forward from it?

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According to the Newton’s Third Law of Motion, what happens to a stationary rowing boat when a sailor jumps forward from it? — Exam MCQ

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C. The boat moves backward due to an equal and opposite reaction force — Newton’s third law states that interaction forces occur in equal-magnitude, opposite-direction pairs acting on different bodies.

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A. The boat remains stationary since only the sailor moves.

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B. The boat moves forward along with the sailor.

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D. The boat moves unpredictably due to water resistance.

According to the Newton’s Third Law of Motion, what happens to a stationary rowing boat when a sailor jumps forward from it?

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