A wooden pole (SG = 0.75), 9 cm x 9 cm x 5 m long, hangs vertically from a string in such a way that 3 m is submerged in water. (a) What is the weight of the wooden pole, W (N)? (b) What is the buoyant force, Fs (N)? (c) What is the tension, T (N) in the string?
A wooden pole (SG = 0.75), 9 cm x 9 cm x 5 m long, hangs vertically from a string in such a way that 3 m is submerged in water. (a) What is the weight of the wooden pole, W (N)? (b) What is the buoyant force, Fs (N)? (c) What is the tension, T (N) in the string?
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Transcribed Image Text:A wooden pole (SG = 0.75), 9 cm x 9 cm x 5 m long, hangs vertically from a string in such a way that 3 m is submerged in
water.
(a) What is the weight of the wooden pole, W (N)?
(b) What is the buoyant force, Fs (N)?
(c) What is the tension, T (N) in the string?
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