[Stability] A 10-cm by 10-cm wood (sg = 0.65) with a length of 2 m is placed in water. Determine the weight of steel ( = 78.5 kN/m3) that must be fastened at one end of the wood such that the wood will stay upright with 0.5 m is above the water surface. Find the:  weight of steel=__________  N

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[Stability] A 10-cm by 10-cm wood (sg = 0.65) with a length of 2 m is placed in water. Determine the weight of steel ( = 78.5 kN/m3) that must be fastened at one end of the wood such that the wood will stay upright with 0.5 m is above the water surface.

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