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tichca

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Determine the minimum area of a flat ice floe 1.0 meter thick if it is to support a 2 000-kg car above seawater. (rice = 920 kg/m3, rsea = 1 020 kg/m3.)
 a. 20 m2
  b. 40 m2
  c. 60 m2
  d. 80 m2
  e. 100 m2

Question 2

A supertanker filled with oil has a total mass of 6.1  108 kg. If the dimensions of the ship are those of a rectangular box 300 meters long, 80 meters wide, and 40 meters high, determine how far the bottom of the ship is below sea level. (rsea = 1 020 kg/m3.)
 a. 10 m
  b. 15 m
  c. 20 m
  d. 25 m
  e. 30 m


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Reply #1 on: Jul 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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tichca

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Reply 2 on: Jul 28, 2018
Excellent

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