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Statement I: A boat fitted with an electric fan that blows air onto its own sail does not start moving.

Statement II: The force of the air on the sail and the reaction on the fan are internal forces of the boat system and cancel.

Options:

Answer:
A
Solution:

Fan and sail belong to the same boat;

their action-reaction pair is internal, so the centre of mass of the boat does not accelerate.

Both statements are true.

Option A.

Stream:JEESubject:PhysicsTopic:NLMSubtopic:Simple Application of NLM
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