A man standing at boat, suddenly jumps towards the shore. The boat gets the jerk in opposite direction. Why does this happen?

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This happens because of the Newton's third law, according to which to every action, there is always equal and opposite reaction.
In the above case, when man jumps towards the shore, an equal and opposite force acts on the boat which jerks boat in opposite direction.

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A man standing at boat, suddenly jumps towards the shore. The boat gets the jerk in opposite direction. Why does this happen?

This happens because of the Newton's third law, according to which to every action, there is always equal and opposite reaction.In the above case, when man jumps towards the shore, an equal and opposite force acts on the boat which jerks boat in opposite direction.

This happens because of the Newton's third law, according to which to every action, there is always equal and opposite reaction.
In the above case, when man jumps towards the shore, an equal and opposite force acts on the boat which jerks boat in opposite direction.