Determine the minimum area of a flat ice floe 1.0 meter thick if it is to support a 2000-kg car above seawater. (?ice = 920 kg/m3, ?sea = 1020 kg/m3.)
a. 20 m2
b. 40 m2
c. 60 m2
d. 80 m2
e. 100 m2
a
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