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FBD:

mg

Calculation:

V displacedfluid
Fraction submerged =
V object
B=mobject g

B=ρ fluid V displacedfluid g

ρ fluid V displacedfluid g= ρobject V object g

ρ fluid V displacedfluid =ρobject V object

V displacedfluid ρ object
=
V object ρ fluid
ρobject 2
Fraction submerged = =
ρ fluid 5

×
B=6.0 N
kg
ρ fluid =600
m3
B=ρ fluid V displacedfluid g

6.0=600 V displacedfluid ( 9.81 )

V displacedfluid =V submergedobject ∙=1019 c m3

The value from the simulator is 1000 cm 3, so it is pretty close to the computed value

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