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Chapter 15 Problem 107GP

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Problem 107GP

A wooden block of cross-sectional area A, height H and density floats in fluid density . If the block is displaced downward and then released, it will oscillate with simple harmonic motion. Find the period of its motion

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Figure shows a wooden block of cross-sectional area , height  and density  () floats in fluid density  .

The wooden block, when initially displaced vertically from equilibrium in a fluid, will oscillate about the equilibrium point in simple harmonic motion.

When the block is submerged a distance  beyond its equilibrium height, the submerged volume is increased by  resulting in an increase in the buoyant force. The buoyant force accelerates the block back through its equilibrium position, with the restoring force proportional to the distance .

 

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

A wooden block of cross-sectional area A, height H and

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