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A fisherman is standing in the back of his small fishing boat (the mass of the fisherman is the same as the mass of the boat) and he is a few meters from shore. He is tired of fishing so he starts walking towards the shore so he can get off the boat. What happens to the boat and the fisherman? Assume there is no friction between the boat and the water.A. The fisherman gets closer to the shore.B. The fisherman gets further away from the shore.C. The center of mass of the boat/fisherman system moves towards the shore.D. The center of mass of the boat/fisherman system does not move.
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