Homework Help: Physics - fluids

Posted by Erin on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 8:02pm.

A solid cylinder (radius = 0.170 m, height = 0.150 m) has a mass of 7.00 kg. This cylinder is floating in water. Then oil (ñ = 0.866 kg/m3) is poured on top of the water until the situation shown in the drawing results. How much of the height of the cylinder is in the oil?

Physics - fluids - drwls, Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 10:25pm
What situation is shown in the drawing?

Application of Archimedes Principle should yield the answer

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