A cube of edge 10 cm is fully submerged in a cuboidal tank with base 20 cm $x$ 20 cm partly filled with water.
By how many cm does the water level rise (no overflow)?

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A cube of edge 10 cm is fully submerged in a cuboidal tank with base 20 cm x 20 cm partly filled with water. By how many cm does the water level rise (no overflow)?

Accepted Answer

2.5. Displaced volume = 10^3 = 1000 cm^3. Rise = 1000 / (20 x 20) = 1000/400 = 2.5 cm.

A cube of edge 10 cm is fully submerged in a cuboidal tank with base 20 cm $x$ 20 cm partly filled with water.
By how many cm does the water level rise (no overflow)?

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A cube of edge 10 cm is fully submerged in a cuboidal tank with base 20 cm x 20 cm partly filled with water.By how many cm does the water level rise (no overflow)?

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A cube of edge 10 cm is fully submerged in a cuboidal tank with base 20 cm $x$ 20 cm partly filled with water.
By how many cm does the water level rise (no overflow)?