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A hollow sphere has a capacity of 10m³. Find it’s mass if it will emerge 20m in 5s in a lake at constant acceleration.

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Final answer:

The mass of the hollow sphere is 1225kg.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the mass of the hollow sphere, we need to use the equation for acceleration:

a = (Δv)/(Δt)

Given that the sphere emerges 20m in 5s, we can substitute the values into the equation:

a = (20m - 0m)/(5s - 0s) = 4m/s²

Since the acceleration is constant, we can use Newton's second law of motion:

F = ma

where F is the force and m is the mass. We can rearrange the equation:

m = F/a

Given that the force F is equal to the weight mg, where g is the acceleration due to gravity (approximately 9.8m/s²), we can substitute the values:

m = (mg)/a = (10m³ * 1000kg/m³ * 9.8m/s²)/4m/s² = 1225kg

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