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A boy is standing at the centre of a boat which is free to move on water. If the masses of the boy and the boat are m1 and m2 respectively and the boy moves a distance of 1 m forward then the movement of the boat is ...... Metres

A

`m_(1)/(m_(1)+m_(2))`

B

`m_(2)/(m_(1)+m_(2))`

C

`m_(1)/m_(2)`

D

`m_(2)/m_(2)`

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