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A man is lazily floating on an air mattress in a swimming pool (Fig. P4.4). (a) Draw a f...

A man is lazily floating on an air mattress in a swimming pool (Fig. P4.4). (a) Draw a free-body diagram for the man and for the mattress. (b) Identify the reaction forces for all the forces in your free-body diagrams in part (a). (c) If the mass of the man is 110 kg and the mass of the mattress is 2.5 kg, what is the upward force of the water on the mattress? What is the force that the man exerts on the mattress? Note: Keep three significant figures in your answer.

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