When the sailor jumps forward, the boat experiences an equal and opposite force, causing it to move backward, exemplifying action and reaction forces.
How can Newton’s third law of motion be illustrated by a sailor jumping from a boat?
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When the sailor jumps forward, the boat experiences an equal and opposite force, causing it to move backward, exemplifying action and reaction forces.
Newton’s third law of motion is illustrated when a sailor jumps from a boat: the sailor exerts a forward force on the boat, causing an equal and opposite reaction force that moves the boat backward as the sailor moves forward.