Find the position of centre of buoyancy for a wooden block of width 5 m and depth 1 m, when it floats horizontally in water. The density of wooden block id 850 kg/m3 and its length 4.0 m.

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 Find the position of centre of buoyancy for a wooden block of width 5 m and depth 1 m, when it floats horizontally in water. The density of wooden block id 850 kg/m3 and its length 4.0 m.
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