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A ship displaces water equal to its own weight. This floating behaviour is explained by:
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A Archimedes' principle
B Pascal's law
C Hooke's law
D Hooke's law of springs
Explanation

The ship floats because the upthrust equals the weight of the displaced water, which balances its own weight.

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