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A man is standing on a boat in still water if he walks towards the show the boat will

A.)move away from the Shore B.)remains stationary C.) move towards the shore or D.)sink

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a) move away from the shore

because
Initially, the total momentum was zero and after the man starts moving, the total momentum should still be zero (law of conservation of momentum-). So, the boat will move in the direction opposite to the direction of motion of the man.

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