Obtain the horizontal component of the average force

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A raft of mass M with a person of mass m aboard stays motionless on the surface of a lake. The person moves a distance L relative to the raft with velocity v and then stops. Assuming the water resistance to be negligible,

a. Obtain the displacement of the raft relative to the shore?

b. Obtain the horizontal component of the average force with which the person acted on the raft during the motion.

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