A fisherman pulls a boat towards land. The forces acting on the boat are shown in Diagram 1. The fisherman exerts a force of 300 N on the boat. The sea exerts a resistive force of 250 N on the boat. Describe the motion of the boat.

## Step 1:Identify the forces acting on the boat. The fisherman exerts a force on the boat, and the sea exerts a resistive force of against the boat.## Step 2:Calculate the net force acting on the boat. The net force is the difference between the force exerted by the fisherman and the resistive force of the sea.### ## Step 3:Substitute the given values into the net force equation.### ## Step 4:Perform the calculation to find the net force.### ## Step 5:Analyze the net force to determine the motion of the boat. A positive net force indicates that the boat will move in the direction of the force applied by the fisherman, towards the land.