Include a free body diagram.   Determine the center of pressure (in meters) of an isosceles triangular plate of base 5 m and altitude 5 m when the plate is immersed vertically in an oil (s-0.80). The base of the plate is 1 m below the free water surface.

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Include a free body diagram.
 
Determine the center of pressure (in meters) of an isosceles triangular plate of base 5 m and altitude 5 m when the plate is immersed vertically in an oil (s-0.80). The base of the plate is 1 m below the free water surface.
a.
3.714 m
b.
3.19 m
c.
167.788
d.
2.07 m
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