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Chapter 15 Problem 47P

Question

Problem 47P

A person with a mass of 81 kg and a volume of 0.089 m3 floats quietly in water, (a) What is the volume of the person that is above water? (b) If an upward force F is applied to the person by a friend, the volume of the person above water increases by 0.0018 m3. Find the force F.

Solution

Step 1 of 3

(a) The net force acting on the person is zero, is given by

Implies,  

Implies the volume of the person immersed in water,

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

A person with a mass of 81 kg and a volume of 0.089 m3

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