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You find yourself in the middle of a frozen lake with a surface so slippery
The way to get to the shore in the given situation.
Explanation of Solution
This is according to Newton’s third law which says that to every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. So, if we throw the rock with a force in the opposite direction as an action then rocks also apply force on us in the direction of their movement.
We can understand this with the below free body diagram.
Figure.1
Conclusion:
On a frictionless surface, if anybody wants to move in a certain direction than he/she must throw something in the opposite direction.
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