The figure shows a man of mass $m$ standing at the end $A$ of a trolley of mass $M$ placed at rest on a smooth horizontal surface. The man starts moving towards the end $B$ with a velocity $u_{rel}$ with respect to the trolley. The length of the trolley is $L$. As the man walks on the trolley,the centre of mass of the system (man $+$ trolley)

  • A
    accelerates towards left
  • B
    accelerates towards right
  • C
    moves with $u_{rel}$
  • D
    remains stationary

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