Properties Of Solids And Liquids Question 258
Question: A hollow cylinder of mass m made heavy at its bottom is floating vertically in water. It is tilted from its vertical position through an angle and is left. The respecting force acting on it is
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
[c] Let l be the length of the cylinder, when vertical, in water.
Let A be the cross-sectional area of the cylinder.
Equating weight of the cylinder with the up thrust, we get
When the cylinder is tilted through an angle
Weight of water displaced
Restoring force