A boat having a length of 3 m and breadth 2 m is floating on a lake. The boat sinks by 1 cm when a man gets on it. The mass of the man is (density of water = 1000 kg/m3)
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a
60 kg
b
62 kg
c
12 kg
d
128 kg
answer is A.
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Detailed Solution
Weight of the man should be equal to extra buoyancy force created.mg = Vρg⇒mg = (2×3×1100)1000g⇒ m = 60 kg