Answer to Question #58189 in Mechanics | Relativity for barsha mishra

Question

A fisherman in a boat catches a huge fish with a rod and starts to pull it in. The fish struggles for a while and then becomes still when it is at a distance of 200m from the boat. During this operation,the boat(initially at rest)moves 25 m in the direction of the fish.If the mass of the boat is 5000kg, calculate the mass of the fish.Assume that water experts no friction.