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Ques Ans Lecture 9-9
Ques Ans Lecture 9-9
S
16 H
The metacentric height is given by
MG BM BG
3 D2 1 3 3
S H 1 S 1 3
16 H 4
3 2 13 1 2
D S H 1 S 1 3
16 H 4
For stable equilibrium, metacentric height should be positive. That means
MG 0
3 2 13 1 2
or D S H 1 S 1 3 0
16 H 4
D 2 S 1 3 H 2 1 S 1 3
1
or
4
1 D2S1 3
or H2
4 1 S1 3