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A square plate with 0.5m side length is placed in a water tank so that its centroid is in a depth of 2.9m. If the flat surface of plate is placed in vertical plan and top edge is parallel to the free surface, calculate the distance to the horizontal pressure force acting on one side of the surface from the free surface. (a) 2.907 m (b) 3.000 m (c) 2.900 m (d) 3.010 m

          A square plate with 0.5m side length is placed in a water tank so that its centroid is in a depth of 2.9m. If the flat surface of plate is placed in vertical plan and top edge is parallel to the free surface, calculate the distance to the horizontal pressure force acting on one side of the surface from the free surface.
(a) 2.907 m
(b) 3.000 m
(c) 2.900 m
(d) 3.010 m

A square plate with 0.5m side length is placed in a water tank so that its centroid is in a depth of 2.9m. If the flat surface of plate is placed in vertical plan and top edge is parallel to the free surface, calculate the distance to the horizontal pressure force acting on one side of the surface from the free surface.
(a) 2.907 m
(b) 3.000 m
(c) 2.900 m
(d) 3.010 m

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Calculus for AP

Jon Rogawski & Ray Cannon 2nd Edition

Chapter 8

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Solved by Expert Sanat Mukherjee

06/16/2023

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First, we need to find the depth of the top edge and the bottom edge of the square plate. Since the centroid is at a depth of 2.9 m and the side length is 0.5 m, the top edge is at a depth of 2.9 - 0.25 = 2.65 m, and the bottom edge is at a depth of 2.9 + 0.25 = Show more…

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A square plate with 0.5m side length is placed in a water tank so that its centroid is in a depth of 2.9m. If the flat surface of plate is placed in vertical plan and top edge is parallel to the free surface, calculate the distance to the horizontal pressure force acting on one side of the surface from the free surface. (a) 2.907 m (b) 3.000 m (c) 2.900 m (d) 3.010 m