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Homework Statement
Consider a ship that is floating in fresh water. The bottom of the ship is a depth of (df) below the surface. If the same ship is floating in sea water, the bottom of the ship (ds) below the surface. Given that the density of sea water is greater than the density of fresh water, which one of the following statements is correct?
The correct answer is ds<df
Homework Equations
Buyont Force = B=pVg
The Attempt at a Solution
B=(pf)(Vf)g=(ps)(Vs)(g)
Vf>Vs ---> How was this simplified to give the correct answer. I am confused.
df>ds