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title: "A small boat coasts at constant speed under a bridge. A heavy sack of sand is dropped from the bridge onto the boat. The speed of the boat will"
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# A small boat coasts at constant speed under a bridge. A heavy sack of sand is dropped from the bridge onto the boat. The speed of the boat will

A small boat coasts at constant speed under a bridge. A heavy sack of sand is dropped from the bridge onto the boat. The speed of the boat will

- **A.** decrease.
- **B.** increase.
- **C.** decrease then increase.
- **D.** not change.
- **E.** Without knowing the mass of the boat and the sand, we can’t tell.

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