When a person jumps out of a moving boat, the boat moves backward. This is an illustration of:
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When a person jumps out of a moving boat, the boat moves backward. This is an illustration of:

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This is an illustration of Newton's third law of motion, which states that to every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Laws of Motion