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A boat having length 2 m and width 1 m is floating in a lake. When a man stands on the boat, it is depressed by 3 cm. The mass of the man is

A

50kg

B

55kg

C

60 kg

D

70 kg

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The correct Answer is:
C
`"Total weight"="Force of buoyancy,"`
`Mg=Vdg`
`(M+m)g=DeltaV rhogrArr (M+m)=Deltax Arho`
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