QUESTION 3 3.1 A rectangular pontoon has a mass of 120 x 103 kg and floats in sea water, se figure 3. The pontoon has a length of 18 m and a width of 7.5 m. The vertical sides the pontoon are 2.5 m high. The mass density of sea water is 1 025 kg/m³. Find th metacentric height of the pontoon and specify whether it floats stable in this position. Figure 3 Sea water 7,5 m 2,5 m

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3.1 A rectangular pontoon has a mass of 120 x 103 kg and floats in sea water, see figure 3.The pontoon has a length of 18m and width of 7.5m.The vertical sides of the pontoon are 2.5m high.The mass density of sea water is 1 025 kg/m3.Find the metacentric height of the pontoon and specify whether it floats stable in this position.

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3.1 A rectangular pontoon has a mass of 120 x 103 kg and floats in sea water, se
figure 3. The pontoon has a length of 18 m and a width of 7.5 m. The vertical sides
the pontoon are 2.5 m high. The mass density of sea water is 1 025 kg/m³. Find th
metacentric height of the pontoon and specify whether it floats stable in this position.
Figure 3
Sea
water
7,5 m
G
2,5 m
Transcribed Image Text:QUESTION 3 3.1 A rectangular pontoon has a mass of 120 x 103 kg and floats in sea water, se figure 3. The pontoon has a length of 18 m and a width of 7.5 m. The vertical sides the pontoon are 2.5 m high. The mass density of sea water is 1 025 kg/m³. Find th metacentric height of the pontoon and specify whether it floats stable in this position. Figure 3 Sea water 7,5 m G 2,5 m
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