Suppose that a flat surface is immersed vertically in a fluid of weight density ρ and that the submerged portion of the surface extends from x = a to x = b along an x-axis whose positive direction is down. If, for a ≤ x ≤ b, the surface has width w(x) and depth h(x), then the fluid force on the surface is F = ______.

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Suppose that a flat surface is immersed vertically in a fluid of weight density ρ and that the submerged portion of the surface extends from x = a to x = b along an x-axis whose positive direction is down. If, for a ≤ x ≤ b, the surface has width w(x) and depth h(x), then the fluid force on the surface is F = ______.

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