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Homework Statement
A man is lazily floating on an air mattress in a swimming pool. (a) Draw a free body
diagram for the system of the man and mattress. (b) Apply Newton’s second law to the
man and mattress system. (c) If the weight of the man and air mattress together is 806 N,
what is the upward force of the water acting on the system of man and mattress? (d)
Identify the Newton’s third law forces pairs for the forces you have in part a. (e) What
force (give both magnitude and direction) does the man and mattress exert on the water?
Explain.
Homework Equations
F=ma
The Attempt at a Solution
c)=806N