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El desplazamiento de una embarcación está aplicado en el:A boat’s displacement acts at the:
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Correct answer: b) Centre of gravity.
Why it is correct
Displacement is the boat’s weight and acts at the centre of gravity. Upthrust, equal and opposite, acts at the centre of buoyancy.
Why the others are not
- a) Upthrust there.
- c) Not a force point.
- d) That is buoyancy.
How to work it out in the exam
- Weight at G, upthrust at B.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2023 · Convocatoria de abril · PY Test 1 · question 10 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2023 · Convocatoria de abril · PY Test 2 · question 10 Official paper · Official answer key
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