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document.write( "The original volume of the water in the tank is \r\n" );
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document.write( "Let the new level of water after submerging the block be h cm (now unknown).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Since the water volume didn't change, we have this equation:\r\n" );
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document.write( " = ,   or, substituting (1),\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence,\r\n" );
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document.write( "h =  +  = 18 + 4 = 22 cm.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer.  Water level in the tank after submerging the block is 22 cm.\r\n" );
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