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Textbook Solutions for Physics for Scientists and Engineers,

Chapter 13 Problem 77

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Several teenagers swim toward a rectangular, wooden raft that is 3.00 m wide and 2.00 m long. If the raft is 9.00 cm thick, how many 75.0-kg teenage boys can stand on top of the raft without the raft becoming submerged? Assume the wood density is

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Title Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 6 
Author Paul A. Tipler, Gene Mosca
ISBN 9781429201247

Several teenagers swim toward a rectangular, wooden raft

Chapter 13 textbook questions

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