A barge floating in fresh water ( = 1000 kg/m 3 ) is shaped like a hollow
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A barge floating in fresh water ( = 1000 kg/m3) is shaped like a hollow rectangular prism with base area A = 550 m2 and height H = 2.0 m. When empty the bottom of the barge is located H0 = 0.45 m below the surface of the water. When fully loaded with coal the bottom of the barge is located H1 = 1.3 m below the surface.
a. Find the mass of the coal in terms of the given data.
b. Find the mass of the coal in kilograms.
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Fundamentals of Physics
ISBN: 978-0471758013
8th Extended edition
Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick
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