Question

A triangular plate with base 3 m and height 5 m is submerged vertically in water so that the tip is even with the surface. Express the hydrostatic force against one side of the plate as an integral and evaluate it. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number. Use 9.8 m/s2 for the acceleration due to gravity. Recall that the weight density of water is 1000 kg/m3.)

Answer 1

The hydro-static force
`F=245000N`

Explanation:

given data

base = 3 m

height = 5 m

density of water = 1000 kg/m3

Acceleration due to gravity = 9.8

The area if the strip needs to be calculated using similar triangular formula as well as the hydrostatic force

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