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craiczarry

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on: Jul 28, 2018
A person weighing 180 pounds stands on snowshoes. If the total area of the 2 snowshoes is 900 square inches, what is the pressure on the snow?

Question 2

When a 4 cubic ft block of wood floats in a fluid whose weight density is 60 pounds per cubic foot, 3/4 of the block's volume is submerged. The buoyant force on the block is __________.
 Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


joewallace

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

0.2 psi

Answer to Question 2

180 lbs


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