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An 80-kg person stands at one end of a 130-kg boat. He thenwalks to the other end of the boat so that the boat moves 80 cmwith respect to the bottom of the lake.

A. What is the length of the boat?

B. How much did the center of mass of the person-boat systemmove when the person walked from one end to the other?

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Let length of boat L cm Suppose we have a coordinate system relative to the bottom of the lake with Boats position initially from x0 cm to xL cm Suppose person S initially at x L cm right hand end of boat    See Answer
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