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The weight of the displaced air.
Answer to Problem 62A
The weight of the displaced air is
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The total weight of the balloon including its load and the hot air in it is
Formula used.
The expression for buoyant force is,
Here,
Calculation:
The hot-air balloon accelerating neither upward nor downward. Hence, the net force acting on the balloon is zero.
Consider the balloon is at rest.
Since the balloon is at rest, the buoyant force is equal to the weight of air displaced.
The weight of displaced air is,
Conclusion:
Thus, the weight of the displaced air is
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