5.7 * 1025 = 5842.5 kg of water displaced by ice submerged
mass of ice = 5.7 * 917 = 5226.9 kg
mass additional to submerge = 5842.5-5226.0
= 615.6 kg mass of maximum bear
then weight in Newtons = 615.6 *9.81 N
The density of ice is 917 kg/m3, and the density of sea water is 1025 kg/m3. A swimming polar bear climbs onto a piece of floating ice that has a volume of 5.70 m3. What is the weight of the heaviest bear that the ice can support without sinking completely beneath the water?
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