Why does a boat tend to leave the shore when passengers are alighting from it?

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Passengers push the boat backwards during alighting

The mass of the boat decreasing

The buoyancy force is reduced on the ship

None of the above.

answer is A.

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A boat tends to leave the shore when passengers are alighting from it due to passengers pushing the boat backwards during alighting.
When the passengers alight from the boat, they push the ship tends to move into the water. Boatman will tie the boat to rigid support during the alighting of passengers from the boat. This is due to avoid the slipping of the boat. According to newton’s law, for every action, there is an equal, opposite reaction which results in the slipping of the boat while passengers are alighting from the boat.

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