An 8.0-meter-long canoe of mass MC = 220 kg is oriented perpendicular to the shore with the nearside 20.0 meters from the shore. Two persons, with mass MA = 75.0 kg and MB = 60.0 kg, atopposite ends of the canoe exchange places with person A initially located at the near-side. How faris the near side to the shore after A and B exchange places?

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An 8.0-meter-long canoe of mass MC = 220 kg is oriented perpendicular to the shore with the near
side 20.0 meters from the shore. Two persons, with mass MA = 75.0 kg and MB = 60.0 kg, at
opposite ends of the canoe exchange places with person A initially located at the near-side. How far
is the near side to the shore after A and B exchange places?

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