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Si la embarcación se escora a causa de un bandazo y no recupera su posición inicial y se escora más, el equilibrio se considera:If the boat heels in a lurch, fails to recover and heels further, the equilibrium is:
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Correct answer: b) Unstable, the metacentre below G.
Why it is correct
If she keeps heeling, M is below G and the couple capsizes her: unstable equilibrium.
Why the others are not
- a) That is stable.
- c) That is unstable.
- d) Would stay put.
How to work it out in the exam
- Heels more: M below G.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2025 · 3ª convocatoria · PY Módulo genérico · question 3 Official paper · Official answer key
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