The resultant upward pressure of a fluid on a floating body is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the body. This definition is according to

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The resultant upward pressure of a fluid on a floating body is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the body. This definition is according to



(a) Buoyancy


(b) Equilibrium of a floating body


(c) Archimedes' principle


(d) Bernoulli's theorem

(e) Metacentric principle.



The correct Answer Is
(c) Archimedes' principle