A ship has 300 tonne of cargo in the hold, 24 m forward ofmidships. The displacement of the vessel is 6000 tonne and its centre of gravity is 1.2 m forward of midships.Find the new position of the centre of gravity if this cargo ismoved to an after hold, 40 m from midships
A ship has 300 tonne of cargo in the hold, 24 m forward ofmidships. The displacement of the vessel is 6000 tonne and its centre of gravity is 1.2 m forward of midships.Find the new position of the centre of gravity if this cargo ismoved to an after hold, 40 m from midships
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A ship has 300 tonne of cargo in the hold, 24 m forward of
midships. The displacement of the vessel is 6000 tonne and its
centre of gravity is 1.2 m forward of midships.
Find the new position of the centre of gravity if this cargo is
moved to an after hold, 40 m from midships
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