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To move a boat ahead in water, the boatman has to push the water backwards by his oar. Explain.
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To move a boat ahead in water, the boatman pushes (action) the water backwards with his oar and the water exerts an equal and opposite force (reaction) in the forward direction on the boat due to which the boat moves ahead.
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