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Consider a Person Standing on a Raft, Which Is Sitting

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Consider a person standing on a raft, which is sitting still on the surface of calm water.
-Is the momentum of the raft and person taken together conserved during the time period described in (a)? Please explain. Ignore friction between the raft and water, air resistance, etc.

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Yes, the momentum of the raft and person...

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