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AP Physics C: Mechanics
2.1 Systems and Center of Mass
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A person standing at one end of a canoe floating on calm water.
A person standing at one end of a canoe floating on calm water.
A person of mass \(60\text{ kg}\) stands at one end of a uniform canoe of mass \(40\text{ kg}\) and length \(4.0\text{ m}\) that is initially at rest on calm water. The person walks along the canoe to the opposite end and stops. Assuming drag and resistive forces between the canoe and the water are negligible, what is the magnitude of the displacement of the canoe relative to the water during this process?

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