a rectangular plate 12 ft. long and 8 ft. wide is submerged vertically with the longest edge in the surface of the water. Find the force on one side of the plate.
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Using the weight density of water as 62.4 lbs/ft^3
The pressure at 4 ft deep is 4 * 62.4 = 250 lbs/ft^2
The average pressure on the plate is then 250 lbs/ft^2
The area of the plate is 8 * 12 = 96 ft^2
The total force on one side of the plate is then 250 * 96 = 24,000 lbs
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