Your height is 1.5m and you look towards a pool that looks like 1.3m deep. Will you be able to stand in that pool without drowning? (nwater - 1.33) a. yes, it's just 1.13m deep. b. yes, it's just 0.98m deep. c. no, it's actually 2m deep. d. no, it's actually 1.73m deep.

Your height is 1.5m and you look towards a pool that looks like 1.3m deep. Will you be able to stand in that pool without drowning? (nwater - 1.33) a. yes, it's just 1.13m deep. b. yes, it's just 0.98m deep. c. no, it's actually 2m deep. d. no, it's actually 1.73m deep.

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Your height is 1.5m and you look towards a pool that looks like
1.3m deep. Will you be able to stand in that pool without
drowning? (nwater
=
1.33)
a. yes, it's just 1.13m deep.
b. yes, it's just 0.98m deep.
c. no, it's actually 2m deep.
d. no, it's actually 1.73m deep.

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