A wooden block, with a coin placed on its top, floats in water as shown in the figure

Question

A wooden block, with a coin placed on its top, floats in water as shown in the figure. The distance $l$ is shown here. After some time, the coin falls into the water. Then

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$l$ decreases as the block moves up.

Solution

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A wooden block, with a coin placed on its top, floats in water as shown in the figure. The distance $l$ is shown here. After some time, the coin falls into the water. Then

1 $l$ decreases

2 $l$ increases

3 $l$ remains constant

4 can not be said

Ans.
(1)

$l$ decreases as the block moves up.

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Q. A wooden block, with a coin placed on its top, floats in water as shown in the figure. The distance l is shown here. After some time, the coin falls into the water. Then

1 l decreases

2 l increases

3 l remains constant