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INSTRUCTION: Solve COMPLETELY and CLEARLY

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INSTRUCTION: Solve COMPLETELY and CLEARLY. Express final answers in

THREE (3) decimal places. Use (g=9.81 if needed). 


Question: A man is standing on a 5kg plank of wood 1m x 1m x 5cm in water. What value of mass would likely cause the man and the wood to sink? If the mass of the man is 40kg, determine the depth of submerged wood. Will the man sink with the wood or will he and the wood float?
Find:

-Mass that would cause the man and the wood to sink
-Depth of submerged wood (in cm)
-Will the 40kg man and wood sink or stay float (sink or float)