An 81 kg person puts on a life jacket, jumps into the water, and floats. The jacket has a volume of 3.1 x 10-2 m3 and is
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An 81 kg person puts on a life jacket, jumps into the water, and floats. The jacket has a volume of 3.1 x 10-2 m3 and is
An 81 kg person puts on a life jacket, jumps into the water, and floats. The jacket has a volume of 3.1 x 10-2 m3 and is completely submerged under the water. The volume of the person's body that is under the water is 6.2 x 10-2 m3. a) What is the buoyant force on the combined man and the life jacket? b) Draw a free body diagram of the forces acting on the person / life jacket. c) What is the density of the life jacket?
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