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Homework Statement
A 32 kg boy is standing on a 59 kg raft that is 8 m wide. He walks 6 m from a point 1.0 m from the left edge of the raft to a point 1.0 m from the right edge of the raft. If you ignore resistance of the water to the motion of the raft, how far does the raft move during this procedure
Homework Equations
x = (m1x1 + m2x2) / (m1+m2)
The Attempt at a Solution
x1 = (m1x1 + m2x2) / (m1+m2)
x1 = (32(1) + 59(4)) / (91)
x1 = 2.725
x1 = (m1x1 + m2x2) / (m1+m2)
x1 = (32(7) + 59(4)) / (91)
x1 = 5.055
x = 5.055 - 2.725
x = 2.33m
but it's wrong. anyone can help?
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