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Chapter 15 Problem 46P

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Problem 46P

IP A log floats in a river with one-fourth of its volume above the water, (a) What is the density of the log? (b) If the river carries the log into the ocean, does the portion of the log above the water increase, decrease, or stay the same? Explain.

Solution

a.)

Step 1 of 3

We have to find the density of the log, if a log floats in a river with one-fourth of its volume above the water.

The buoyancy force acting on the log is equal to the weight of the log.

The buoyancy force is given by Archimedes principle as

Where,

volume of submerged

                      log in m3

density of water in kg/m3

m/s2

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Title Physics with MasteringPhysics 4 
Author James S. Walker
ISBN 9780321541635

IP A log floats in a river with one-fourth of its volume

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