Problem 6. The water pressure acting on a masonry dam varies as shown. If the dam is 20 ft wide, determine the following:a) Equivalent point load of triangular loadb) Equivalent point load of trapezoidal loadc) Resultant force of the water pressure acting on the damd) Direction of resultant force from horizontale) Distance of resultant force along x-axis from point Of) Distance of resultant force along y-axis from point Og) Perpendicular distance of resultant force from point Oh) Specific coordinates (x,y) of perpendicular distance of resultant force from point O Problem 6. The water pressure acting on a masonry dam varies asshown. If the dam is 20 ft wide, determine the following:a) Equivalent point load of triangular loadb) Equivalent point load of trapezoidal loadc) Resultant force of the water pressure acting on the damd) Direction of resultant force from horizontale) Distance of resultant force along x-axis from point Of) Distance of resultant force along y-axis from point Og) Perpendicular distance of resultant force from point Oh) Specific coordinates (x,y) of perpendicular distance of resultantforce from point O-7.5 f0 12 ft--750 lb/ft²1217 lb/ft²x

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Problem 6. The water pressure acting on a masonry dam varies as shown. If the dam is 20 ft wide, determine the following:
a) Equivalent point load of triangular load
b) Equivalent point load of trapezoidal load
c) Resultant force of the water pressure acting on the dam
d) Direction of resultant force from horizontal
e) Distance of resultant force along x-axis from point O
f) Distance of resultant force along y-axis from point O
g) Perpendicular distance of resultant force from point O
h) Specific coordinates (x,y) of perpendicular distance of resultant force from point O