**Text:**12: It is said that in ancient times a rich man with a bag of gold coins was stranded on the surface of a frozen lake. Because the ice was frictionless, he could not push himself to shore and froze to death. In a few sentences, what could he have done to save himself had he not been so miserly? Explain in a few sentences how your solution works.**Explanation:**In this scenario, the rich man could have thrown his bag of gold coins in the opposite direction of the shore. Due to the law of conservation of momentum, this action would have exerted an equal and opposite force on the man, causing him to move towards the shore. By discarding his attachment to the wealth, he could have used the coins as a means of propulsion on the frictionless ice, saving himself from freezing to death.

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12: It is said that in ancient times a rich man with a bag of gold coins was stranded on the surface of a frozen lake. Because the ice was frictionless, he could not push himself to shore and froze to death. In a few sentences, what could he have done to save himself had he not been so miserly? Explain in a few sentences how your solution works.

12: It is said that in ancient times a rich man with a bag of gold coins was stranded on the surface of a frozen lake. Because the ice was frictionless, he could not push himself to shore and froze to death. In a few sentences, what could he have done to save himself had he not been so miserly? Explain in a few sentences how your solution works.

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12: It is said that in ancient times a rich man with a bag of gold coins was stranded on the surface of a frozen lake. Because the ice was frictionless, he could not push himself to shore and froze to death. In a few sentences, what could he have done to save himself had he not been so miserly? Explain in a few sentences how your solution works.

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In this scenario, the rich man could have thrown his bag of gold coins in the opposite direction of the shore. Due to the law of conservation of momentum, this action would have exerted an equal and opposite force on the man, causing him to move towards the shore. By discarding his attachment to the wealth, he could have used the coins as a means of propulsion on the frictionless ice, saving himself from freezing to death.

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