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Which formula can be used to calculate metacentric height?

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Which formula can be used to calculate metacentric height?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Meaning of the terms KM, KG, GM, KB, and BM in ship stability • Relationship between center of gravity (G), metacenter (M), and metacentric height (GM) • How vertical distances are measured from the keel (K) in stability calculations

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: Metacentric height (GM) is the distance between which two points on the ship? • Which of these symbols represent absolute heights above the keel, and which represent distances between two points? • If you know the height of the metacenter above the keel (KM) and the height of the center of gravity above the keel (KG), how would you find the distance between G and M?

✅ Before You Answer

• Be clear on the definition: GM = distance between G (center of gravity) and M (metacenter) • Identify which option shows "metacenter height above keel" minus "center of gravity height above keel" • Verify that KB is center of buoyancy above keel and BM is the metacentric radius, not the metacentric height itself