Q4/ A block of ice measuring 4 m long, 2 m wide, and 1.2 m deep is floating in seawater with a density of 10.1 kN/m³. If the density of ice is 9.2 kN/m³, calculate the depth of submersion and the position of the center of buoyancy.
Q4/ A block of ice measuring 4 m long, 2 m wide, and 1.2 m deep is floating in seawater with a density of 10.1 kN/m³. If the density of ice is 9.2 kN/m³, calculate the depth of submersion and the position of the center of buoyancy.
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A block of ice measuring 4 m long, 2 m wide, and 1.2 m deep is floating in seawater with
a density of 10.1 kN/m³. If the density of ice is 9.2 kN/m³, calculate the depth of submersion
and the position of the center of buoyancy.
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