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A woman of mass 50 kg stands on a wooden block placed over a tank
of water The wooden block is such that the woman is entirely above
water If relative density of wood is 0 85, the volume of the wooden
block is:

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From laws of floatation:Weight of the woman + block=Weight of the water displaced by wooden blockmg+ρwoodVg=ρwaterVgm+ρwoodV=ρwaterVV=mρwater-ρwood  =501000-850  =0
33 m3
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A woman of mass 50 kg stands on a wooden block placed over a tank of water. The wooden block is such that the woman is entirely above water. If relative density of wood is 0.85, the volume of the wooden block is: