A ship with a total displacement of 1,800 tonners rolls to one side thru an angle of 1 degree when a deck load of 5 tonners is moved laterally thru a distance of 4.5m. Compute the metacentric height for this particular position of the vessel.

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A ship with a total displacement of 1,800
tonners rolls to one side thru an angle of 1
degree when a deck load of 5 tonners is
moved laterally thru a distance of 4.5m.
Compute the metacentric height for this
particular position of the vessel.
Transcribed Image Text:A ship with a total displacement of 1,800 tonners rolls to one side thru an angle of 1 degree when a deck load of 5 tonners is moved laterally thru a distance of 4.5m. Compute the metacentric height for this particular position of the vessel.
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