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Water is filled to a height H behind a dam of width w , as shown. Determine the resultant force exerted by the water on the dam

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With a water height of H behind the dam, and the worth of the dam equal to the width of the dam of W, density being represented by d, and acceleration of gravity represented by g, the resulting force on the dam would be equal to F = d*g*H/2(WH).