University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 12 - Fluid Mechanics - Problems - Discussion Questions - Page 389: Q12.9

Answer

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Work Step by Step

The dirigible can only rise as high as the point where the density of the thinning atmosphere roughly equals the density of the helium enclosed. At that point, the dirigible displaces a volume of air whose weight roughly equals its own weight, so the buoyant force cancels its weight, and there is no net force upward.
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