1. Tardigrade
  2. Question
  3. Physics
  4. Two persons of masses 55 kg and 65 kg respectively, are at the opposite ends of a boat. The length of the boat is 3 m and weighs 100 kg. The 55 kg man walks upto the 65 kg man and sits with him. If the boat is in still water, the centre of mass of the system shifts by

Question Error Report

Thank you for reporting, we will resolve it shortly

Back to Question

Q. Two persons of masses $55\, kg$ and $65\, kg$ respectively, are at the opposite ends of a boat. The length of the boat is $3\, m$ and weighs $100\, kg$. The $55\, kg$ man walks upto the $65\, kg$ man and sits with him. If the boat is in still water, the centre of mass of the system shifts by

System of Particles and Rotational Motion

Solution:

Here on the entire system, net external force is zero, hence the centre of mass remains unchanged.