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Un barco que al escorarse queda en equilibrio indiferente, ¿por qué no recupera su posición de adrizado?A boat in neutral equilibrium after heeling: why does she not return upright?
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Correct answer: c) Because weight and buoyancy act on the same vertical, so there is no righting couple.
Why it is correct
In neutral equilibrium G coincides with M. Weight and buoyancy share a vertical and give no couple.
Why the others are not
- a) That is unstable.
- b) That is a couple.
- d) Does not right.
How to work it out in the exam
- Neutral: no couple.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2016 · 3ª convocatoria · PY Módulo genérico · question 2 Official paper · Official answer key
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