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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
, 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)
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Physics: Principles with Applications
7th Edition, 2013
Giancoli
ISBN: 9780321625922
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- Problem 73a
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- Problem 74b
- Problem 74c
- Problem 75
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- Problem 77a
- Problem 77b
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- Problem 77d
- Problem 77e
- Problem 78
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- Problem 80
- Problem 81
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- Problem 84
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- Problem 86
- Problem 87
- Problem 88
- Problem 89a
- Problem 89b
- Problem 89c
- Problem 90
- Problem 91
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- Problem 93
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- Problem 98a
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- Problem 98b
- Problem 99