BASIC BIOMECHANICS
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Author: Hall
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Chapter 15, Problem 5AP
A 50-kg person with a body volume of 0.055 m3 floats in a motionless position. How much body volume is above the surface in freshwater? In saltwater? (Answer: 0.005 m3; 0.0063 m3)
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