A floating solid cylinder projects h/4 above a liquid surface. The vessel is accelerated so that, when the cylinder is fully submerged, its relative downward acceleration has magnitude one third of the vessel acceleration. With g=10 m/s² find vessel acceleration (m/s²).

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A floating solid cylinder projects h/4 above a liquid surface. The vessel is accelerated so that, when the cylinder is fully submerged, its relative downward acceleration has magnitude one third of the vessel acceleration. With g=10 m/s² find vessel acceleration (m/s²).