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A 15.0 kg solid silver statue is raised from the sea bottom. Please calculate the tension in the hoisting cable when the statue is at rest and completely under water.
Given:
Mass of solid silver statue,
Density of seawater,
Density of silver,
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First, find volume of seawater displaced by the statue
Given that the statue is solid, so the volume of seawater displaced by the statue when it is underwater is equal to the volume of statue.
Density = Mass/Volume
Volume = Mass/Density
Volume of silver statue,
So volume of seawater displaced,
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Consider the solid silver statue which is completely submerged.
Weight of the statue is acting downwards
Tension in the hoisting is acting upwards
Bouyant force is acting upwards.
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Since it is given that the statue is at rest
Net Force = Zero
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