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Discussion Forum : Hydraulics - Section 5 (Q.No. 13)
13.
A spherical load 900 kg is rolled through 9.8 m across the deck of a ship weighing 10, 000 kg. If the metacentric height of the ship is 5 metres, the angle of heel, is
10° 5'
10° 10'
10° 15'
10° 20'
Answer: Option
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Seazzzz said:   10 years ago
Metacentric height = w.x/(W tan a).
w = 900 kg.
W = 10,000 kg.

x = 9.8 m.
MH = 5 m.

Using these formula and values find value of a.
(1)

Lax said:   9 years ago
5 tan a = 900 * 9.8/(10000),
tan a = 0.1764,
a = 10.15.

Krishan said:   8 years ago
How to calculate it without calculator ?

Rohit said:   7 years ago
According to me, it is 10.0040.

Can anyone explain me?

BCS said:   7 years ago
It is 10.0040 = 10° 15seconds is the answer.

Priyanka said:   6 years ago
Right @Bcs.

Shahzaib Rao said:   3 years ago
It should be 15 Degree, 0 minutes and 15 seconds.

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