{"id":219808,"date":"2025-05-26T20:34:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T20:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=219808"},"modified":"2025-05-26T20:34:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T20:34:12","slug":"a-77-8-kg-person-puts-on-a-life-jacket-jumps-into-the-water-and-floats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/26\/a-77-8-kg-person-puts-on-a-life-jacket-jumps-into-the-water-and-floats\/","title":{"rendered":"A 77.8-kg person puts on a life jacket, jumps into the water, and floats."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A 77.8-kg person puts on a life jacket, jumps into the water, and floats. The jacket has a volume of 3.05 x 10-2 m\u00b3 and is completely submerged under the water. The volume of the person’s body that is underwater is 6.12 x 10-2 m\u00b3. What is the density of the life jacket? Number IM Units<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answer:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The density of the life jacket is:
184.2 kg\/m\u00b3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Explanation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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To determine the density of the life jacket, we can use the principle of buoyancy, specifically Archimedes’ Principle<\/strong>, which states:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The buoyant force acting on a submerged object is equal to the weight of the fluid (in this case, water) it displaces.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: Total Buoyant Force<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The person floats, meaning the upward buoyant force equals their weight<\/strong>.
The volume of water displaced = volume of life jacket + volume of submerged body Vdisplaced=3.05\u00d710\u22122+6.12\u00d710\u22122=9.17\u00d710\u22122\u2009m3V_{\\text{displaced}} = 3.05 \\times 10^{-2} + 6.12 \\times 10^{-2} = 9.17 \\times 10^{-2} \\, \\text{m}^3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the density of water is approximately 1000 kg\/m\u00b3: Fbuoyant=\u03c1water\u22c5g\u22c5Vdisplaced=1000\u22c59.8\u22c59.17\u00d710\u22122=898.66\u2009NF_{\\text{buoyant}} = \\rho_{\\text{water}} \\cdot g \\cdot V_{\\text{displaced}} = 1000 \\cdot 9.8 \\cdot 9.17 \\times 10^{-2} = 898.66 \\, \\text{N}<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The person\u2019s weight is: W=m\u22c5g=77.8\u22c59.8=761.44\u2009NW = m \\cdot g = 77.8 \\cdot 9.8 = 761.44 \\, \\text{N}<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This confirms the person floats because the buoyant force (898.66 N) is greater than their weight (761.44 N).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2: Determine Mass of Life Jacket<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The life jacket provides the additional buoyant force beyond the person\u2019s weight: Fjacket=Fbuoyant\u2212W=898.66\u2212761.44=137.22\u2009NF_{\\text{jacket}} = F_{\\text{buoyant}} – W = 898.66 – 761.44 = 137.22 \\, \\text{N}<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This force comes from the life jacket\u2019s displacement, so we find its mass<\/strong>: mjacket=Fjacketg=137.229.8=14.01\u2009kgm_{\\text{jacket}} = \\frac{F_{\\text{jacket}}}{g} = \\frac{137.22}{9.8} = 14.01 \\, \\text{kg}<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 3: Calculate Density<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

\u03c1jacket=mjacketVjacket=14.013.05\u00d710\u22122=459.0\u2009kg\/m3\\rho_{\\text{jacket}} = \\frac{m_{\\text{jacket}}}{V_{\\text{jacket}}} = \\frac{14.01}{3.05 \\times 10^{-2}} = \\boxed{459.0} \\, \\text{kg\/m}^3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Correction<\/strong>: Wait! We made a mistake assuming the jacket provides the net buoyant force. Actually, the jacket has its own mass and contributes to the total weight<\/strong>, so let\u2019s use this refined method:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let mjm_j = mass of life jacket
Total mass: mperson+mjm_{\\text{person}} + m_j
Total weight = (77.8+mj)\u22c5g(77.8 + m_j) \\cdot g<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, the total buoyant force: \u03c1water\u22c5g\u22c5Vtotal=(77.8+mj)\u22c5g\\rho_{\\text{water}} \\cdot g \\cdot V_{\\text{total}} = (77.8 + m_j) \\cdot g 1000\u22c5(9.17\u00d710\u22122)=77.8+mj\u21d291.7=77.8+mj\u21d2mj=13.9\u2009kg1000 \\cdot (9.17 \\times 10^{-2}) = 77.8 + m_j \\Rightarrow 91.7 = 77.8 + m_j \\Rightarrow m_j = 13.9 \\, \\text{kg} \u03c1jacket=13.93.05\u00d710\u22122=456.1\u2009kg\/m3\\rho_{\\text{jacket}} = \\frac{13.9}{3.05 \\times 10^{-2}} = \\boxed{456.1 \\, \\text{kg\/m}^3}<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udfe9 Final Answer<\/strong>: 456.1 kg\/m\u00b3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let me know if you\u2019d like this in a clean format for a report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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