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¿Qué es el centro de carena de un buque para una flotación dada?What is a ship’s centre of buoyancy for a given waterline?
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Correct answer: c) The centre of gravity of the submerged volume for that waterline.
Why it is correct
The centre of buoyancy is the centre of the submerged volume. The water’s upthrust acts there.
Why the others are not
- a) That is G.
- b) Centre of flotation.
- d) A distance.
How to work it out in the exam
- Buoyancy: centre of submerged volume.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2023 · Convocatoria de noviembre · PY Test 1 · question 10 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2023 · Convocatoria de noviembre · PY Test 2 · question 3 Official paper · Official answer key
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