A glass-walled fish tank is 2 ft wide by 6 ft long by 3ft deep. When the water (y = 62.4 lb /ft^3) in the tank is 2.5 ft deep, determine the magnitude of the resultant force R exerted on a 2- by 3-ft end plate by the water pressure and the distance from the water surface to the center of pressure.

A glass-walled fish tank is 2 ft wide by 6 ft long by 3ft deep. When the water (y = 62.4 lb /ft^3) in the tank is 2.5 ft deep, determine the magnitude of the resultant force R exerted on a 2- by 3-ft end plate by the water pressure and the distance from the water surface to the center of pressure.

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