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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

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Answer: (a).0.135

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