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Transcribed Image Text:A rectangular plate is 4m long and 2m wide. It is submerged vertically in water with the upper 4
m edge parallel to and 3 m below the surface. Find the magnitude of the resultant force against
one side of the plate. The unit weight of water is 9.81 kNm3.
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