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Solution: A closed container is partially filled with water.
Chapter 12, Problem 25E(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
A 950-kg cylindrical can buoy floats vertically in salt water. The diameter of the buoy is 0.900 m. Calculate the additional distance the buoy will sink when a 70.0-kg man stands on top of it.
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QUESTION:
A 950-kg cylindrical can buoy floats vertically in salt water. The diameter of the buoy is 0.900 m. Calculate the additional distance the buoy will sink when a 70.0-kg man stands on top of it.
ANSWER:Solution 25E
Problem (a)
Step 1:
Pressure above the water p0 = 1.01 x 105 Pa
Gauge Pressure at the bottom of the partially filled container (p-p0)1 = 2500 Pa
Additional pressure applied above the water pA = 1500 Pa