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Hi, I am having some trouble with the following question:
You (mass 70.1 kg) decide to take off--literally--with a helium balloon of mass 31.6 kg. The densities of air and helium are air = 1.321 kg/m3 and helium = 0.179 kg/m3. What volume of helium is needed to levitate you and the balloon?
I think that you use the buoyant force equations, but I am not sure how. I tried doing it like this:
F(buoy)=density(fluid)*V'*g or
(101.7*9.81)=(1.321*V'*9.81) and solved for V' and got
V'=76.987 m^3
but this is not correct.
I cannot figure out how to do this problem, any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
You (mass 70.1 kg) decide to take off--literally--with a helium balloon of mass 31.6 kg. The densities of air and helium are air = 1.321 kg/m3 and helium = 0.179 kg/m3. What volume of helium is needed to levitate you and the balloon?
I think that you use the buoyant force equations, but I am not sure how. I tried doing it like this:
F(buoy)=density(fluid)*V'*g or
(101.7*9.81)=(1.321*V'*9.81) and solved for V' and got
V'=76.987 m^3
but this is not correct.
I cannot figure out how to do this problem, any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!