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A man is at rest in the middle of a pond on perfectly smooth ice. He can get himself to the shore by making use of Newton's:

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First law
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Second law
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Third law
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All the three laws
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Solution

The correct option is C Third law
When a man applies force on the water surface, then according to Newton's third law, a reaction force will act on the him(or ice) to move him to the shore.

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