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A completely submerged 0.41-kg ball is attached by a cable

Last updated: 7/11/2022

A completely submerged 0.41-kg ball is attached by a cable

A completely submerged 0.41-kg ball is attached by a cable of negligible mass to the bottom of a tank of gasoline, as shown. The volume of the ball is 0.0075 m³ (Pgasoline 680 kg/m³), (a) Find the mass of gasoline displaced by the ball, (b) Find the magnitude of the buoyancy force of gasoline. (c) Find the tension in the cable.