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Consider the pressure and force acting on the dam retaining a reservoir of water. Suppose the dam is 700-m wide and the water is 75.0-m deep at the dam. Determine: a) What is the average pressure on the
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Consider the pressure and force acting on the dam retaining a reservoir of water. Suppose the dam is 700-m wide and the water is 75.0-m deep at the dam. Determine: a) What is the average pressure on the dam due to the water. b) The force exerted against the dam.

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Answer:the average pressure on the dam due to the water is 735,000 Pa and the force exerted against the dam is 38,475,000,000 N.

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