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El “par de estabilidad” es…The “stability couple” is…
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Correct answer: a) The couple of forces made up of the boat’s weight and the water’s buoyancy on it.
Why it is correct
On heeling, weight and buoyancy leave the same vertical and form a couple that rights the boat.
Why the others are not
- b) A volume is not a force.
- c) Those are points, not forces.
- d) Option a) is correct.
How to work it out in the exam
- Couple: two equal, opposite forces on different verticals.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2019 · 1ª convocatoria · PY Tipo 1 · question 1 Official paper · Official answer key
- Región de Murcia · 2022 · 1ª convocatoria · PY Tipo 1 · question 10 Official paper · Official answer key
- Región de Murcia · 2022 · 3ª convocatoria · PY Tipo x · question 1 Official paper · Official answer key
- Región de Murcia · 2024 · 1ª convocatoria · PY Tipo 1 · question 9 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
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