The bag is tied to a thwart and suspended in the water underneath the canoe. The canoe:
(a) floats deeper in the water
(b) floats higher in the water
(c) floats at the same level (draft)
(d) sinks
This is an actual exam question from a course on ship structure and stability. Anyone want to take a shot at it?
A little more info: a thwart is a cross-beam, which in a canoe would be used as a seat. Also, I think the "net bag" suggests that water will penetrate the bag, so there won't be any buoyancy contributed from the bag itself.
2007-10-31 14:22:27 · 6 answers · asked by Stephen S 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Floats higher.
When the gold is in the boat, the boat must perform all the task of bouyancy. when in the water, the gold and the rope holding it are in some small measure, being supported by the water, so that quotient is no longer assigned to the boat.
The system weighs the same, and requires the same displacement of water, but now some of that water is displaced by the volume of the gold.
2007-10-31 15:03:46 · answer #1 · answered by science_joe_2000 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It does float higher. For the reason given by the guy above me in the list.
2007-10-31 22:47:42 · answer #2 · answered by sojsail 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
c, floats at the same level.
2007-10-31 21:25:33 · answer #3 · answered by ღஜღ Øŧåķų Ťŵĩŋş Åŧ Ħęåŗŧ ღஜღ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it doesn't sit higher or lower it stays the same
2007-10-31 21:27:07 · answer #4 · answered by Jode 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A
2007-10-31 21:25:54 · answer #5 · answered by Bob 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(c)
2007-10-31 21:25:36 · answer #6 · answered by dweebrgurl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋