Solved: On dry land, an athlete weighs 70.2 kg. The same

Chapter 10, Problem 10.37

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On dry land, an athlete weighs 70.2 kg. The same athlete, when submerged in a swimming pool and hanging from a scale, has an apparent weight of 3.4 kg. Using Example 108 as a guide, (a) find the total volume V of the submerged athlete. (b) Assume that when submerged, the athletes body contains a residual volume of air (mainly in the lungs). Taking to be the actual volume of the athletes body, find the bodys specific gravity, SG. (c) What is the athletes percent body fat assuming it is given by the formula ?

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