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23 Jan 2022
Given information
Given in the question that,
The continent as a block density
The density of continent floating in the mantle rock
Continent thickness
We need to determine the height of the continent above the surrounding mantle rock
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
For a liquid of constant , the pressure at a depth is given by
Pressure is defined as force per unit area,
Force can be calculated as,
Substituting the equation (1) in equation (2)
density of the fluid
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