2.2 A rectangular pontoon 10 m by 4 m in plan, weighs 280 KN and floats in sea water of density 1025 kg m3. A steel tube weighing 34 KN is placed longitudinally on the deck. When the tube is in a central position, the center of gravity for the combined mass is on the vertical axis of symmetry 0.25 m above the water surface. Find a) the metacentric height, and

2.2 A rectangular pontoon 10 m by 4 m in plan, weighs 280 KN and floats in sea water of density 1025 kg m3. A steel tube weighing 34 KN is placed longitudinally on the deck. When the tube is in a central position, the center of gravity for the combined mass is on the vertical axis of symmetry 0.25 m above the water surface. Find a) the metacentric height, and

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