Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (4th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780133942651
Author: Randall D. Knight (Professor Emeritus)
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 14, Problem 55EAP
A plastic "boat" with a 
square cross section floats in a liquid. One by one, you place 50 g masses inside the boat and measure how far the boat extends below the surface. Your data are as follows:
| Mass added (g) | Depth (cm) |
| 50 | 2.9 |
| 100 | 5.0 |
| 150 | 6.6 |
| 200 | 8.6 |
Draw an appropriate graph of the data and, from the slope and intercept of the best-fit line, determine the mass of the boat and the density of the liquid.
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