Wood floats
A wooden cylinder with a diameter of 20 cm and a length of 1 m is immersed in water. The specific weight of wood is 700kg/m3. For example, calculate the height of the wood that is above the water. The role was assigned to me as a high school freshman math entrance exam 52 years ago.
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