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Q7. A) Why is an inclining experiment carried out? Write short account of the method adopted.

b) An inclining experiment was carried out on a ship of 8000 tonne displacement. The inclining ballast was moved transversely through 12 m and the deflections of a pendulum 5.5m long, measured from the centreline, were as follows

3 tonne port to starboard 64 mm S

3 Tonne 116 mm S

Ballast restored 3 mm S

3 Tonne starboard to port 54 mm P

3 tonne starboard to port 113 mm P

Calculate the metacentric height of the vessel. (10)