A man with a mass of 86.5 kg stands up in a 61-kg canoe of length 4.00 m floating on water. He walks from a point 0.75 m from the back of the canoe to a point 0.75 m from the front of the canoe. Assume negligible friction between the canoe and the water. How far does the canoe move?

The displacement of the canoe is 1.46 m

Explanation:

Given that,

Mass of canoe = 61 kg

Mass of man = 86.5 kg

Length = 4 m

Let the the displacement of the canoe is x'

We need to calculate the displacement of the man

Using formula of displacement

Put the value into the formula

We need to calculate the displacement of the canoe

Using conservation of momentum

Hence, The displacement of the canoe is 1.46 m

see earlier

conservation of mass

mass before something happens = mass afterwards