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Question
Explain the following:
Why does a boatman push the bank backward with a long bamboo pole, on launching his boat in the water?
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Solution
On launching his boat in water, a boatman pushes the bank backward with a long bamboo pole. As a result, the bank offers equal and opposite reactions, and hence the boat move.
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