In terms of Newton's third law why someone tries to jump from a canoe to a riverbank may fall into the water??
2007-04-27 13:57:28 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Because as they kick off to reach the bank, there is an equal and opposite reactive force which pushes the canoe further away from the bank. So it's only the inertia of the boat which provides a little 'push' towards shore - not enough, so all that happens is the canoe goes backward and they fall in the water. If the canoe is the Queen Elizabeth and has a very large mass and therefore large inertia, then, they just might make it.
2007-04-27 14:07:05 · answer #1 · answered by squeezie_1999 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure I understand the question.But the person didn't exert the force to overcome gravity and get enough horizontal velocity to make it...thus fell into the water.
2007-04-27 21:01:36 · answer #2 · answered by Chase 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋