A Circular Cylinder of Height 1

question 64

Multiple Choice

A circular cylinder of height 1.20 m having faces of diameter 0.620 m is immersed in water of density 1.00 × 10³ kg/m³ with its axis vertical so that its faces are parallel to the surface of the water.The upper face is 2.50 m below the surface of the water.The net force on this cylinder is observed to be 1120 N downward.Atmospheric pressure is 1.01 × 10⁵ Pa.What net force does the water exert on the lower face of the cylinder?

• A)7.40 × 10³ N
• B)1.09 × 10⁴ N
• C)3.79 × 10⁴ N
• D)4.14 × 10⁴ N
• E)1.37 × 10⁵ N

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