A rectangular pontoon is 5 m long, 3 m wide and 1.40 m high. The depth – McqOptions

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1.	A rectangular pontoon is 5 m long, 3 m wide and 1.40 m high. The depth of immersion of the pontoon is 0.60 m in seawater. If the centre of gravity is 0.7 m above the bottom of the pontoon, determine the metacentric height. The density for seawater = 1045 kg/m3.
A.	0.135
B.	0.271
C.	0.543
D.	0.068
Answer» B. 0.271

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