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[SOLVED] Floating Weight
When a truck drives onto a river ferry the ferry sinks 0.0367M. The length and width of the ferry are 15.24M and 6.10M respectively. Determine the weight of the truck.
Just not quite sure I'm setting it up correctly, or getting the right answer.
I originally thought of using the pressure equation (p=pgh) to find the pressure at the new "depth" and using that in the force equation (F=P/A) to find the Force. That doesn't really make sense though, right?
When a truck drives onto a river ferry the ferry sinks 0.0367M. The length and width of the ferry are 15.24M and 6.10M respectively. Determine the weight of the truck.
Just not quite sure I'm setting it up correctly, or getting the right answer.
I originally thought of using the pressure equation (p=pgh) to find the pressure at the new "depth" and using that in the force equation (F=P/A) to find the Force. That doesn't really make sense though, right?