Q1/ A block of wood 5 m long, 2.5 m wide, and 1.2 m deep is floating horizontally in water. If the density of the wood is 7.2 kN/m³, calculate the volume of water displaced and the position of the center of buoyancy.
Q1/ A block of wood 5 m long, 2.5 m wide, and 1.2 m deep is floating horizontally in water. If the density of the wood is 7.2 kN/m³, calculate the volume of water displaced and the position of the center of buoyancy.
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A block of wood 5 m long, 2.5 m wide, and 1.2 m deep is floating horizontally in water. If
the density of the wood is 7.2 kN/m³, calculate the volume of water displaced and the
position of the center of buoyancy.
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