2. A 2 ft by 2 ft by 2 ft container of water is accelerated to the right at 20 ft/sec² and up at 5 ft/sec². If the container contains 0.5 ft of water when at rest, Determine the hydrostatic force on the back wall of the container when it is accelerated. Use specific weight of water = 62.4 lb/ft³
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