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Posted by anna on Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 6:09pm.

a cube of side L is made of a substance that is 1/4 as dense as water. WHen placed in a calm water bath the cube will a) float with 1/2 L abovethe surface b)sink to the bottom, c) float with 1/4 L above the surface d) float with 1/4 L below the surface e) float with 3Бу1/4

physics - Damon, Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 6:15pm
Only 1/4 of the cube must be submerged to support the weight (Archimedes).

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