Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-11823-072-5

Chapter 14 - Fluids - Problems - Page 412: 76c

Answer

Since almost half the body is above the surface, it seems that a person would be able to breathe in this situation.

Work Step by Step

In part (b), we found that the fraction of the body's volume that is above the quicksand surface is $~~0.41$ Since almost half the body is above the surface, it seems that a person would be able to breathe in this situation.
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