Metacentric Hight experimentDiscussion1) what will happen if the center of gravity and thecenter of buoyancy of a floating object are the same?2) when and why will the floating aobject becomeunstable ?compare the oretical amd experimental results3) does the position of the metacenter depend on the positionof the center of gravity?4) does the metacentric height vary with angle of heel?

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Metacentric Hight experiment
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1) what will happen if the center of gravity and the
center of buoyancy of a floating object are the same?
2) when and why will the floating aobject become
unstable ?compare the oretical amd experimental results
3) does the position of the metacenter depend on the position
of the center of gravity?
4) does the metacentric height vary with angle of heel?

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