A 260-kg tree that is 10m tall and 25cm in diameter falls into a river. Explain mathematically why the tree floats,given that the density of water is 1000kg/m3

Answer 1

If the density of the tree is LESS than that of water, it will float. So, find the density of the tree. It is rhe mass of the tree/volume. Treat it as a cylinder to find it’s volume. Keep units of meters. Then divide 260 kg by the calculated volume. Compare this density to water (1000 kg/m³).