4- A raft of mass M, length a and width b is at rest in still water, touching the fixed platform at the shore as shown. There is a small block of mass m at corner A, initially at rest. Then the block is moved towards the diagonally opposite corner B from the shore by remote control. When it stops at corner B, the raft shifts both in x and y directions. B а b 0 ty ..... .... A

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- Calculate the amount of shifting x in the x-direction (in terms of given quantities)

-find the ratio(m/M)such that that the amount of shifting in the y direction is (a/4)

4- A raft of mass M, length a and width b is at rest in still water, touching the fixed platform
at the shore as shown. There is a small block of mass m at corner A, initially at rest. Then the
block is moved towards the diagonally opposite corner B from the shore by remote control.
When it stops at corner B, the raft shifts both in x and y directions.
B
a
b
Transcribed Image Text:4- A raft of mass M, length a and width b is at rest in still water, touching the fixed platform at the shore as shown. There is a small block of mass m at corner A, initially at rest. Then the block is moved towards the diagonally opposite corner B from the shore by remote control. When it stops at corner B, the raft shifts both in x and y directions. B a b
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