A 105kg man sits on the Stern of a 5.8 m long boat the prow of the boat touches the pier but the boat isn't tied. the man notices his mistake stands up and walks to the boat's prow, but the time he reaches the prow it's moved 2.09 M away from the pier. assuming no water resistance to the boat's motion calculate the boats mass(not counting the man) Answer in units of kg.

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A 105kg man sits on the Stern of a 5.8 m long boat the prow of the boat touches the pier but the boat isn't tied. the man notices his mistake stands up and walks to the boat's prow, but the time he reaches the prow it's moved 2.09 M away from the pier. assuming no water resistance to the boat's motion calculate the boats mass(not counting the man) Answer in units of kg.
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