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What happens when you want to move the boat forward? You pull the oars toward yourself.Explain why you do this.

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Answer:

You pull on the oars. By the third law, the oars push back on your hands, but that’s irrelevant to the motion of the boat. The other end of each oar (the blade) pushes against the water. By the third law, the water pushes back on the oars, pushing the boat forward.

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