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Un barco con altura metacéntrica positiva, al dar un bandazo:A boat with positive metacentric height, after a lurch:

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Correct answer: a) Returns to her initial position.

Why it is correct

With positive GM there is a righting couple: the boat returns upright.

Why the others are not

  • b) GM = 0.
  • c) Negative GM.
  • d) Not so.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Positive GM: rights.

Where this question comes from

Regulations

Try it: Stability

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