A uniform solid cylinder of density `0.8g//cm^3` floats in equilibrium in a combination
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Date: 2020-07-12

A uniform solid cylinder of density `0.8g//cm^3` floats in equilibrium in a combination of two non-mixing liquids A and B with its axis vertical.  The densities of the liquids A and B are `0.7g//cm^3` and `1.2g//cm^3`, respectively. The height of liquid A is `h_A=1.2cm.` The length of the part of the cylinder immersed in liquid B is `h_B=0.8cm` (a) Find the total force exerted by liquid A on the cylinder.  (b) Find h, the length of the part of the cylinder in air.  (c) The cylinder is depressed in such a way that its top surface is just below the upper surface of liquid A and is then released. Find the acceleration of the cylinder immediately after it is released.