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Posted by Deanna on Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 9:58pm.

A 2.8 kg rectangular air mattress is 2.00m long,0.500 m wide and 0.100m thick. What mass can it support in water before sinking?

physics - bobpursley, Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 10:18pm
Figure out its volume.

Then, figure out the weight of the water that volume would displace

weight displaced water= volume*density*g
bouyance=weight water displaced-2kg*9.8N/kg
physics - Anonymous, Sunday, December 16, 2012 at 8:21pm
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