The density of a hippo is approximately 1030kg/m^3,so it sinks to the bottom of the freshwater lakes and rivers. a 1500kg hippo is completely submerged ,standing on the bottom of a lake. what is the approximate value of the upward normal force on the hippo?

14,700 N

Explanation:

The hyppo is standing completely submerged on the bottom of the lake. Since it is still, it means that the net force acting on it is zero: so, the weight of the hyppo (W), pushing downward, is balanced by the upward normal force, N:

(1)

the weight of the hyppo is

where m is the hyppo's mass and g is the gravitational acceleration; therefore, solving eq.(1) for N, we find

neither accurate nor precise.