A block of density 7800 kg/m^3 floats in a liquid of density 13600 kg/m^3. The fraction of its volume below the surface is:

  1. 0.426
  2. 0.287
  3. 1.74
  4. 0.574
Answer

D) 0.574

Floating: weight = upthrust Rightarrow rhob V = rhof Vsub Rightarrow VsubV = 780013600 = 0.574. SLO P-11-B-33 · Application

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