Exam Question

A ship 120 meters long at the waterline has equidistantly spaced half-ordinates commencing from forward as follows: 0, 3.7, 5.9, 7.6, 7.5, 4.6, and 0.1 meters respectively. Find the area of the waterplane using Simpson's Second rule and the TPC at this draft. Water density is 1.025 t/m3. (16)