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Q9. With respect to Inclining Experiments onboard vessels;

A. Sketch and Describe briefly the inclining experiment and explain how the results are used.

B. A forward deep tank 12 m long extends from a longitudinal bulkhead to the ship’s side. The widths of the tank surface measured from the longitudinal bulkhead at regular intervals are 10, 9, 7, 4 and 1 m. Calculate the second moment of area of the tank surface about a longitudinal axis passing through its centroid.