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A uniform wooden stick of density d is completely immersed in water of density D(D > d). One end of the stick is free to rotate about a hinge which is attached to a wall of the container. In the position of equilibrium the stick makes an angle θ with the vertical. Then, tan θ is equal to 

(a) 0 

(b) d/D 

(c) 1 - d/D 

(d) D/d

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Correct Answer is: (a) 0

Weight = Vdg.

Buoyancy force = VDg > Vdg

Torques about hinge can balance only for θ = 0.

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