When a person jumps from a boat on the shore, does the boat start moving in the opposite direction?

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Solution

Explanation:
According to Newton’s third law, “For every action, there will be an equal and opposite reaction”.
So when a person jumps on the shore from a boat, he applies a force on the boat in the backward direction so that he can move forward.
The force on the boat by the person is action and the force on the man by the boat is the reaction here.
Hence, the boat moves in the opposite direction.

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