A problem regarding buoyancy of simple figures suitable for Problem-Based Learning

A machine can make three-dimensional figures that can float on different types of liquids, using for each figure always the same quantity of mass. The machine had already made spheres when the engineers intended to design other figures that reached the same depth below the surface. They tested with...

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Main Author: J. L. G. Santander
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Física
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Física
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-11172017000400410&lng=en&tlng=en