3. A block of a material, 8 cm long by 4 cm wide by 5 cm high, floats in a fluid of density 900 kg m$^{-3}$ with one-fifth of the block out of the fluid as shown in the Figure 3. Calculate the i) buoyant force on the block. ii) density of the material.
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8 cm = 0.08 m, 4 cm = 0.04 m, 5 cm = 0.05 m. Volume V = 0.08 × 0.04 × 0.05 = 1.60 × 10^−4 m^3. Show more…
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