To take the boat away from the bank of a river, the boatman pushes the bank with an oar. Why?

When the boatman pushes the bank with an oar, the bank also exerts equal and opposite force on the boat backward in reaction. And the boat gets away from the bank.

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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