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¿Cómo varía la posición del metacentro al trasladar un peso hacia arriba?How does the metacentre move when a weight is raised?
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Correct answer: a) It does not move, since the centre of buoyancy does not move.
Why it is correct
M depends on the underwater shape, which does not change if a weight only moves aboard. It is G that rises.
Why the others are not
- b) G rises, not M.
- c) M does not change.
- d) That happens to G.
How to work it out in the exam
- Moving weight aboard: G moves, not M.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2017 · 1ª convocatoria · PY Tipo 1 · question 5 Official paper · Official answer key
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