Predict/Calculate A 63-kg canoeist stands in the middle of her 22-kg canoe The canoe is 30 m long, and the end that is closest to land is 25 m from the shore The canoeist now walks toward the shore until she comes to the end of the canoe (a) When the canoeist stops at the end of her canoe, is her distance from the shore equal to. greater than, or less than 2.5 m? Explain (b) Verify your answer to part (a) by calculating the distance from the canoeist to shore.
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