A 30 cm diameter cork ball (S=0.21) is tied to the bottom of a river as shown. (a) Draw the free body diagram of the ball. (b) Calculate the tension in the string and the drag force on the ball. (c) Estimate the speed,  Uo  of the river current Hint: Volume of a sphere = (1/6)πD³.

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A 30 cm diameter cork ball (S=0.21) is tied to the bottom of a river as shown. (a) Draw the free body diagram of the ball. (b) Calculate the tension in the string and the drag force on the ball. (c) Estimate the speed,  Uo  of the river current

Hint: Volume of a sphere = (1/6)πD³.

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Transcribed Image Text:100 60 40 20 10 4 Co 1.0 0.8 0.6 Sphere 329 OF 0.4 0.2 30 0.1 0.08 0.06 Seeamlined body - 0.04 0.02 0.01 10 1. 10 10 10 10 10 10 Fod Reynelds number, Re-
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