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57.
On a stationary sail boat, air is blown from a fan attached to the boat. The boat
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Tarun said:
9 years ago
The boat can move in the opposite direction of the fan. As there is not a description of the size of the fan. That's why the answer is correct, otherwise, AIRBOATs are there.
SURENDER SINGH said:
9 years ago
Boat will move in the opposite to the direction of air is blowing because the mass of air is being a drag by a fan and at air will give thrust to the boat.
Maryam said:
9 years ago
I can't understand why boat will not move, And the answer is totally wrong.
According to me, it should move.
According to me, it should move.
Gaurav said:
9 years ago
The boat will move people. As there is no given information about the weight of boat or the thrust provided by fan, so we have to assume both the quantities and according to that the boat will move.
And the fan is also attached to the boat for the people who didn't even read the question carefully.
And the fan is also attached to the boat for the people who didn't even read the question carefully.
Ashita Verma said:
9 years ago
Why does the boat does not move?
Teena said:
9 years ago
It is mentioned that fan is attached to the boat. Not that it is on the boat.
The boat will definitely move in the opposite direction as per as Newton's THIRD law of motion.
The boat will definitely move in the opposite direction as per as Newton's THIRD law of motion.
Shreyas shrihari taklikar said:
9 years ago
Boat will not move because external force is nedded to move boat and fan is blowing air which is internal force. So their must be an external for producing movement of boat.
Yousuf Shah said:
9 years ago
It will move in opposite direction.
Khan said:
9 years ago
It has to move.
Aaryendra Chhabra said:
9 years ago
It would depend that the boat will move or not. It will not move when the fan is placed in the perpendicular direction. Similarly, it will move when the fan is placed in the horizontal direction as in the case of a hovercraft. I think that in this case, it is telling of the first case.
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