A BLOCK OF WOOD 0.20 m THICK IS FLOATING IN SEA WATER. THE SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF WOOD IS 0.65 WHILE THAT OF SEAWATER IS 1.03. FIND THE MINIMUM AREA OF A BLOCK WHICH WILL SUPPORT A MAN WEIGHING 50 kg Wn =50kg Wwcco 0.2 m
A BLOCK OF WOOD 0.20 m THICK IS FLOATING IN SEA WATER. THE SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF WOOD IS 0.65 WHILE THAT OF SEAWATER IS 1.03. FIND THE MINIMUM AREA OF A BLOCK WHICH WILL SUPPORT A MAN WEIGHING 50 kg Wn =50kg Wwcco 0.2 m
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![2) A BLOCK OF WOOD 0.20 m THICK IS FLOATING IN SEA WATER. THE SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF WOOD IS
0.65 WHILE THAT OF SEAWATER IS 1.03. FIND THE MINIMUM AREA OF A BLOCK WHICH WILL
SUPPORT A MAN WEIGHING 50 kg
WHn =50kg
Wwcco
0.2 m
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Transcribed Image Text:2) A BLOCK OF WOOD 0.20 m THICK IS FLOATING IN SEA WATER. THE SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF WOOD IS
0.65 WHILE THAT OF SEAWATER IS 1.03. FIND THE MINIMUM AREA OF A BLOCK WHICH WILL
SUPPORT A MAN WEIGHING 50 kg
WHn =50kg
Wwcco
0.2 m
BF
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