A cubical block of density 
floats in a liquid of density 
. If the height of block is 
then height of the submerged part is 
cm.
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
C
For a floating cubical block in equilibrium, the buoyant force equals the weight:
where 
is the submerged height.
Simplifying: 
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