A 3-m long (into the paper) rectangular gate AB (dimensions in the figure: a = 0.5 m, b = 1.2 m) is located at the bottom corner of a tank filled with water. Determine the net force (in kN, from the water pressure) acting on the gate in the horizontal (only) direction.

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A 3-m long (into the paper) rectangular gate AB (dimensions in the figure: a = 0.5 m, b = 1.2 m) is located at the bottom corner of a tank filled with water. Determine the net force (in kN, from the water pressure) acting on the gate in the horizontal (only) direction.

 

 

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