A cylindrical object floats vertically in water and vibrates with period 3 seconds when depressed downward in the water and released. If the cylindrical diameter is 60 cm and the buoyancy force on the body is equal to the weight of the water displaced by the cylinder in accordance with Archimedes Principle, calculate the weight of the body. Show details of your wor

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A cylindrical object floats vertically in water and vibrates with period 3 seconds when depressed
downward in the water and released. If the cylindrical diameter is 60 cm and the buoyancy force
on the body is equal to the weight of the water displaced by the cylinder in accordance with
Archimedes Principle, calculate the weight of the body. Show details of your work. 

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