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| 183_notes:examples:walking_in_a_boat [2014/10/01 05:50] – pwirving | 183_notes:examples:walking_in_a_boat [2014/10/01 05:51] (current) – pwirving | ||
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| x=(mM+m)L≡mML≡0 when M>>m | x=(mM+m)L≡mML≡0 when M>>m | ||
| - | Another check would be to check what happens when M = 0 then x ≡L, no boat limit | + | Another check would be to check what happens when M = 0 then x ≡L, i.e. if there was no boat. |
| x=(mM+m)L≡mML≡L when m>>M | x=(mM+m)L≡mML≡L when m>>M | ||
| So the motion of the center of mass of a system is dictated by the net external force. | So the motion of the center of mass of a system is dictated by the net external force. | ||