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    Center of Mass - Man on Boat Homework help

    Yes, that's it. And I've done number 4 now so the only one left to do is number 5!
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    Center of Mass - Man on Boat Homework help

    None of this is included in the problem. I copied and pasted the full problem as it was.
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    Center of Mass - Man on Boat Homework help

    This is the image and according to the online homework checker these 3 answers of mine are right. And since there is 0 net force acting on the body it stays same on both edges. Also, for part 3 the boat is moving to the left and I am asked to find where the man moves relative to this specific...
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    Center of Mass - Man on Boat Homework help

    Homework Statement A man with mass m1 = 55 kg stands at the left end of a uniform boat with mass m2 = 175 kg and a length L = 2.7 m. Let the origin of our coordinate system be the man’s original location as shown in the drawing. Assume there is no friction or drag between the boat and water...