During the experimental determination of metacentric height the movable weight of the ship is found to be 50N & at a distance of 5m from the axis. If the total weight of a ship is 5000N & the angle of tilt is 1°. The metacentric height is (tan1°=0.017) A 3.79m 4.99m C 7.8ms D 2.86m

During the experimental determination of metacentric height the movable weight of the ship is found to be 50N & at a distance of 5m from the axis. If the total weight of a ship is 5000N & the angle of tilt is 1°. The metacentric height is (tan1°=0.017) A 3.79m 4.99m C 7.8ms D 2.86m

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