Q. An iceberg is floating in ocean. What fraction of its volume is above the water? (Given : density of ice and density of ocean water )

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Solution:

Let be the volume of iceberg and let be the fraction of volume above water.
Using law of floatation, weight of floating body = weight of liquid displaced by part of the floating body inside the liquid.
Therefore, .
Using the value of and we get .