A block of wood is 30 cm log and has a square vertical section 15 cm on the edge. For it to float in water with the axis horizontal, find its specific gravity if the metacenter is at its center of gravity. include free body diagram a. 0.67 b. 0.57 c. 0.79

A block of wood is 30 cm log and has a square vertical section 15 cm on the edge. For it to float in water with the axis horizontal, find its specific gravity if the metacenter is at its center of gravity. include free body diagram a. 0.67 b. 0.57 c. 0.79

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Chapter8: Centroids And Distributed Loads

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