Question

A piece of wood with density of 824 kg/m^3 is tied to the bottom of a pool and the wood does not move. The volume of the wood is 1.2 m^3. What is the tension is in the rope?

Answer 1

Answer:

2069.76 N

Explanation:

density of wood = 824 kg/m^3

density of water = 1000 kg/m^3

Volume of wood = 1.2 m^3

True weight of wood = volume of wood x density of wood x gravity

True weight of wood = 1.2 x 824 x 9.8 = 9690.24 N

Buoyant force acting on wood = volume of wood x density of water x gravity

Buoyant force acting on wood = 1.2 x 1000 x 9.8 = 11760 N

Tension in the rope = Buoyant force - True weight

tension in rope = 11760 - 9690.24 = 2069.76 N