Q2/ A block of wood 4 m long, 2 m wide, and 1 m deep is floating horizontally in seawater, which has a density of 10.1 kN/m³. If the density of the wood is 6.5 kN/m³, find the volume of seawater displaced and the depth of submersion of the block.

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A block of wood 4 m long, 2 m wide, and 1 m deep is floating horizontally in seawater,
which has a density of 10.1 kN/m³. If the density of the wood is 6.5 kN/m³, find the volume of
seawater displaced and the depth of submersion of the block.
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