A flotation device with volume = 0.15 m3 and specific weight 1 = 0.27H20 is held submerged in a tank of water by a vertical cable, as shown in the following diagram (not drawn to scale). b-0.1 m 0.2 m (a) What is the tension in the cable required to hold the flotation device in

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A flotation device with volume K = 0.15 m³ and specific weight
y = 0.2 H20 is held submerged in a tank of water by a vertical cable, as shown
in the following diagram (not drawn to scale).
b 0.1 m
0.2 m
(a) What is the tension in the cable required to hold the flotation device in
place?
Transcribed Image Text:A flotation device with volume K = 0.15 m³ and specific weight y = 0.2 H20 is held submerged in a tank of water by a vertical cable, as shown in the following diagram (not drawn to scale). b 0.1 m 0.2 m (a) What is the tension in the cable required to hold the flotation device in place?
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