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You are at the front of a floating canoe near a dock You jump expecting to land on the dock easily Instead you land in the water Explain in terms of momentum conservation.?
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When you jump forwards you push back on the canoe, which then tends to drift
backward as you jump off. So, effectively, you move slower relative to the water since
the base you are jumping from is moving backwards. Of course, the canoe moves
backwards to be consistent with conservation of momentum. Originally there was no
momentum when you were standing still, so if you gain momentum forwards, the canoe
must gain momentum backwards, assuming no external forces are acting.
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