A 15.0-kg solid gold statue is raised from the sea bottom. What is the tension in the hoisting cable (assumed massless) when the statue is a) At rest and completely underwater? b) At rest and completely out of the water
The volume of gold is equal to volume of displaced water. Buoyant force is equal to weight of displaced water. Inside water, the upward force will be tension and buoyant force.—————————————
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