A solid plastic cube floats in glycerin (density )

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Problem

A solid plastic cube floats in glycerin (density 1.26×103 kg m−31.26\times10^{3}\,\text{kg}\,\text{m}^{-3}). Exactly one-quarter of the cube’s volume remains above the liquid surface. Determine the density of the plastic.

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