Q.

Two persons 60 kg and 80 kg are sitting at the ends of a boat of mass 60 kg and length 4 m. The boat is stationary. If the men now exchange their positions, then:

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a

The boat moves by 0.4 m

b

The centre of mass of the two men shifts by 47m

c

The centre of mass of the two men shifts by 2 m

d

The boat moves by 0.6 m

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Let m1,m2 are masses of two persons. m3 is the mass of the boat.
m1s1+m2s2+m3s3=0
s3 is the displacement of boat
Where s1&s2 are displacements of persons
Give that 
s13=4i^=s1s3s23=4i^=s2s3
From the above equations we get 
604i^+s3+80s34i^+60s3=0200s3=80i^s3=0.4i^

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