Finding density of fluid from a mass on a spring in fluid

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The discussion focuses on calculating the density of a fluid using the mass on a spring submerged in the fluid. An unknown value for the spring constant, buoyancy, and normal force complicates the setup. The user determined the spring's length to be 1.039m and calculated a force of 4.3N, which they believe represents the buoyant force. However, their resulting density calculation is incorrect and higher than expected. Proper categorization of homework questions is emphasized to attract more relevant responses from the community.
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When setting up the sum of forces I had an unknown value for the spring, buoyancy, and normal force. What I tried was setting up a triangle to find the length of the spring, which was 1.039m with that I could find the force acting on the spring, 4.3N, which would be the buoyant force I believe, but when plugging it into find the density my answer is higher than the right answer.
 
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Thought that was the right one sorry.
 
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