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University Physics Volume 1

18th Edition

ISBN:9781938168277

Author:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Publisher:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Chapter14: Fluid Mechanics

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 89P: A container of water has a cross-sectional area of A=0.1m2 . A piston sits top of the water (see be...

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Dea agents watch drug smugglers load cocaine onto a fishing boat in a Mexican river to transport it down the river to the ocean, and then to Miami. To estimate how much cocaine was loaded, they measure how much further the boat sinks into the water after being loaded. If the boats area at the waterline is 50 m²and it sinks by 2cm, how much cocaine was loaded?

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