Qstnid -I-13-a Ferry Boat Loaded With Rocks Has To Pass Under A Bridge. The Maximum Height Of The Rocks Is Slightly More Than The Height Of The Bridge So That The Boat Just Fails To Pass Under The Bridge. Should Some Of The Rocks Be Removed Or Some More Rocks Be Added? - 13: Fluid Mechanics

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A ferry boat loaded with rocks has to pass under a bridge. The maximum height of the rocks is slightly more than the height of the bridge so that the boat just fails to pass under the bridge. Should some of the rocks be removed or some more rocks be added?
Ans : Some rocks should be added to increase the force acting in the downward direction. It will help the boat to pass under the bridge. If some rocks are removed, the upthrust of water on the boat will be greater than the weight of the boat. So, the boat will rise in water and will fail to pass under the bridge.
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