Q2 Water rises to level E in the pipe attached to tank ABCD in Fig: 3-4. Neglecting the weight of the tank and riser pipe, (a) determine and locate the resultant force acting on area AB, which is 8 ft wide; (b) compute the total force on the bottom of the tank; and (c) compare the total weight of the water with the result in (b) and explain the difference
A = 1.0 ft²
Fig: 3-4